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Title:
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QUALITATIVE EVALUATION OF E-LEARNING USING A VISUALISATION TOOL |
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Author(s):
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Stephen Sobol , Catherine Stones , Andrew Whitworth |
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ISBN:
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972-99353-6-X |
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Editors:
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Nuno Guimarães and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2005 |
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Edition:
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1 |
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Keywords:
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e-learning, evaluation, web design, qualitative, visualisation. |
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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575 |
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Last Page:
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582 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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We evaluate an e-learning environment through the use of both quantitative and qualitative tools. Both methods provide different types of conclusions and levels of richness about how an e-learning site is used and both, we argue, are therefore an imperative part of the life cycle of e-learning development. We suggest that e-learning sites are unlike most other web sites in terms of: their user profile; the information needs of users (students); and their intermeshing with offline learning environments. Therefore, they pose interesting problems for usability analysis that are less amenable to traditional criteria. However, as we only consider a single course and site, comparative study is needed to support this conclusion. |
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