A usability study of educational molecular visualization on smart phones

Química Nova

García-Ruiz, Miguel A.¹  Valdez-Velazquez, Laura L.¹  Gómez-Sandoval, Zeferino¹  Universidad de Colima, Colima, México¹ 

关键词: molecular visualization;    mobile computing;    usability.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-40422012000300037

学科分类：化学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica

【 摘 要 】

Chemistry students have difficulty understanding molecular structures and their functions. To aide their comprehension, molecular visualization software has been developed to run on smart phones, but in order to positively influence learning it must have a high degree of usability (usability measures how software is used in terms of efficiency, efficacy and satisfaction). This paper describes a usability study of molecular visualization software running on a smart phone, where chemistry students analyzed molecular models. Results showed very good usability and 95% of students wanted to use it in further classes.

【 授权许可】

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