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Using a User Experience Evaluation to Improve a Learning Management System Created in Response to COVID-19

Maimoona H. Al Abri*, Ali S. Al Adi, Alrabeea Awald Thani, Ghalib A. Alabrawi, Abdullah H. Al Harthi

Learning Technology Department, Ministry of Education, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

*Corresponding author: Maimoona H. Al Abri

Published: May 19,2022

Abstract

User-experience (UX) evaluation is one approach to design a high-quality user experience for a product. UX evaluation aims to examine the effectiveness of a product and what end-users expect to do with the product to complete intended tasks. In education, adopting a learning management system (LMS) is critical for institutions. Thus, it is important to understand the users’ needs and requirements in order to design a comprehensive LMS that provides the desired features in ways that are easy to use. The purpose of this study was to describe the process of a UX evaluation of a K-12 educational organization’s LMS that was developed in-house in response to COVID-19. Data for this study was collected using a triangulation of methods: interviews, survey questionnaires, thinking-aloud, and focus-group discussions. The result of UX evaluation lists 19 problems that users had with their current LMS and 17 areas of the LMS where users wanted improvement.

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How to cite this paper

Using a User Experience Evaluation to Improve a Learning Management System Created in Response to COVID-19

How to cite this paper:  Maimoona H. Al Abri, Ali S. Al Adi, Alrabeea Awald Thani, Ghalib A. Alabrawi, Abdullah H. Al Harthi. (2022). Using a User Experience Evaluation to Improve a Learning Management System Created in Response to COVID-19. The Educational Review, USA6(5), 147-157.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/er.2022.05.001