Usability Testing and Evaluation of a Cloud Computing-based Mobile Learning App: Students Perspective
Usability testing and evaluation is a crucial path in order to ensure that software developed meets the requirement definition and specifications. Mobile Application Framework for Higher Institutions of Learning (MAFHIL) is a cloud computing based web app that provides a platform for students to carry out their academic activities online. This paper focuses on the usability evaluation of MAFHIL so as to find out the students needs and requirements, and also to investigate the usability issues in MAFHIL. This paper tries to uncover the usability related problems faced by the students which are helpful in analyzing the MAFHIL (SaaS) and its importance. Think Aloud (TA) and Questionnaires were the adopted techniques. The result from the evaluation showed that 85.9% of the students agreed while 4.7% disagreed and others undecided; this indicated that the app was accepted and that it had impact on the learning ability of the students.
Keywords: SaaS, Usability testing, Cloud computing, MAFHIL, Think Aloud Technique.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Aniobi David Emmanuel
Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Agriculture Makurdi (UAM), Makurdi, Benue, Nigeria.
Alu Esther Samuel
Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Nasarawa State University, Lafia, Nasarawa, Nigeria
Aniobi David Emmanuel
Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Agriculture Makurdi (UAM), Makurdi, Benue, Nigeria.
Alu Esther Samuel
Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Nasarawa State University, Lafia, Nasarawa, Nigeria
