Blake, Canan and Davies, Clare and Jones, Ann and Morris, Erica and Scanlon, Eileen (2003) Evaluating complex digital resources. Association for Learning Technology Journal, 11 (1). pp. 4-16. ISSN 0968-7769

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Abstract

Squires (1999) discussed the gap between HCI (Human Computer Interaction) and the educational computing communities in their very different approaches to evaluating educational software. This paper revisits that issue in the context of evaluating digital resources, focusing on two approaches to evaluation: an HCI and an educational perspective. Squires and Preece's HCI evaluation model is a predictive model ‐ it helps teachers decide whether or not to use educational software ‐ whilst our own concern is in evaluating the use of learning technologies. It is suggested that in part the different approaches of the two communities relate to the different focus that each takes: in HCI the focus is typically on development and hence usability, whilst in education the concern is with the learner and teacher use.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC1022 - 1022.25 Computer-assisted Education
Divisions:	ALT-J Journal
Depositing User:	Justin Smith
Date Deposited:	10 Apr 2009 10:39
Last Modified:	04 Apr 2011 09:10
URI:	http://repository.alt.ac.uk/id/eprint/395

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