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Title | ||
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A study of the impact of task complexity and interface design on e-learning task adaptations |
Abstract | ||
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E-learners use different strategies of learning and interactions in different learning situations. The learning task's complexity and the design of user interface used together influences learner's adaptations in their interaction tasks. This research studies influence of task's complexity and interface design, on learner's adaptations in interaction tasks. The study reveals learner's interaction behavior in situations of changing cognitive demands of learning tasks. The participants of the study solved learning tests using an e-learning web application with two distinct types of graphical user interfaces (GUI-1 and GUI-2). GUI-1 had hierarchical navigation design while GUI-2 had non-hierarchical design. Different sample groups (K, C and A) were administered learning tests having different complexities such as knowledge based (K), comprehension based (C) and application based (A). The interaction tasks such as total pages visited (Tpv) and total operations done (Top) during the learning tests were recorded for computing task adaptation score (TAS). The adaptation scores for GUI-1 and GUI-2 in various sample groups (K, C and A) were compared and analyzed. The study concludes that the hierarchical or non-hierarchical navigation designs have no significant effect on learner's adaptations in Tpv and Top. However learning test complexity (knowledge, comprehension and application) significantly affects task adaptation scores. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2013 | 10.1145/2525194.2525203 | APCHI |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
different strategy,interaction behavior,hierarchical navigation design,different complexity,different sample group,different learning situation,task adaptation score,task complexity,interface design,interaction task,non-hierarchical design,e-learning task adaptation,gui | Multi-task learning,E learning,Computer science,Graphical user interface,Human–computer interaction,Web application,User interface,Cognition,Comprehension,Interface design | Conference |
Citations | PageRank | References |
0 | 0.34 | 15 |
Authors | ||
3 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
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| Yogesh Deshpande | 1 | 208 | 27.81 |
| Samit Bhattacharya | 2 | 19 | 4.63 |
| Pradeep Yammiyavar | 3 | 67 | 10.03 |