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Title: |
Improving Usability of Narrative Educational Software: An analysis of gender differences
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Author Name: |
Mohammed Alameer, Thamer Alhussain |
Abstract: |
Abstract: This paper aims to explore the gender differences
regarding the use of narrative educational software in learning
English as a foreign language. This is in order to help improve
the usability of narrative educational software. For this
investigation, two different stages each with particular focus
were conducted. In the first stage, a questionnaire was given to
students taking into account gender differences to find the kind
of story and characters they preferred. Then, narrative
educational software based on both the most preferred
character and narrative style was developed for the purpose of
this study. In the other stage, a questionnaire was distributed to
investigate the differences between boys and girls in term of
their engagement. The results of this study indicate that the
boys and girls had quite different preferences about the kind of
characters and the kind of story which affect their engagement
in the narrative educational software.
Keywords: educational software, Design, Gender
differences, narrative. |
Cite this article: |
Mohammed Alameer, Thamer Alhussain , "
Improving Usability of Narrative Educational Software: An analysis of gender differences " , International Journal of Emerging Trends & Technology in Computer Science (IJETTCS),
Volume 6, Issue 2, March - April 2017 , pp.
010-014 , ISSN 2278-6856.
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