TY - GEN
T1 - Web Application for the Teaching of Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory System
T2 - 7th Workshop on Engineering Applications, WEA 2020
AU - Buitrago-Castro, Luis Felipe
AU - Salazar-Sánchez, Maria Bernarda
AU - Hernández-Valdivieso, Alher Mauricio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Usability testing is a measure of quality in the area of technology tool development, which allows evaluating the response that a potential user has when facing the tool for the first time. This paper aim is to assess the usability of a web application about Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory System developed for teaching-learning in programs offered in the area of Health Sciences by higher education institutions in Colombia. The usability test was conducted based on the MUSiC methodology, which evaluates the following attributes: effectiveness, efficiency, satisfaction, ease of use, memorability, and errors. The instrument developed consisted of 26 questions divided into two categories: solving tasks (4 items) and level of satisfaction (22 items). The trial involved 43 volunteers (38% women, 62% men), including undergraduate students and professionals. The effectiveness of the tool in the different contexts of use proposed exceeded 70%, which is an excellent result for the first potential end-users - software interaction test. However, the satisfaction of the users on solving tasks suggests we include guide boxes in specific modules for facilitating more the development of some tasks (e.g., simulation). In summary, the results obtained show the anatomy and physiology web application can be used intuitively and efficiently, by the academic community related to health sciences.
AB - Usability testing is a measure of quality in the area of technology tool development, which allows evaluating the response that a potential user has when facing the tool for the first time. This paper aim is to assess the usability of a web application about Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory System developed for teaching-learning in programs offered in the area of Health Sciences by higher education institutions in Colombia. The usability test was conducted based on the MUSiC methodology, which evaluates the following attributes: effectiveness, efficiency, satisfaction, ease of use, memorability, and errors. The instrument developed consisted of 26 questions divided into two categories: solving tasks (4 items) and level of satisfaction (22 items). The trial involved 43 volunteers (38% women, 62% men), including undergraduate students and professionals. The effectiveness of the tool in the different contexts of use proposed exceeded 70%, which is an excellent result for the first potential end-users - software interaction test. However, the satisfaction of the users on solving tasks suggests we include guide boxes in specific modules for facilitating more the development of some tasks (e.g., simulation). In summary, the results obtained show the anatomy and physiology web application can be used intuitively and efficiently, by the academic community related to health sciences.
KW - Health education
KW - Software applications
KW - Usability test
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85094157242&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-61834-6_35
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-61834-6_35
M3 - Libros de Investigación
AN - SCOPUS:85094157242
SN - 9783030618339
T3 - Communications in Computer and Information Science
SP - 409
EP - 419
BT - Applied Computer Sciences in Engineering - 7th Workshop on Engineering Applications, WEA 2020, Proceedings
A2 - Figueroa-García, Juan Carlos
A2 - Garay-Rairán, Fabián Steven
A2 - Hernández-Pérez, Germán Jairo
A2 - Díaz-Gutierrez, Yesid
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Y2 - 7 October 2020 through 9 October 2020
ER -