Abstract

COUOH NOVELO, Miguel Angel. Assessment of Usability in Collaborative Learning Tools in Mobile Devices for Virtual Educational Environments. RIDE. Rev. Iberoam. Investig. Desarro. Educ [online]. 2021, vol.11, n.22, e062.  Epub Sep 20, 2021. ISSN 2007-7467.  https://doi.org/10.23913/ride.v11i22.931.

Today's higher education increasingly incorporates the use of technological devices and, with this, mobile applications are of utmost importance in this context. This study sought to evaluate the degree and specific usability parameters of a mobile application focused on collaborative work at the Instituto Tecnológico de Tizimín. To determine the sample, the stratified random sampling formula was applied; the data collection was obtained from three classrooms of the Computer Engineering career: a total of 68 students. A questionnaire was applied that consisted of 18 multiple-choice questions and open questions. The information was processed using the IBM SPSS statistical software. The results show that the students have an operating system, mostly Android. They also prefer the apps to be free for learning at school. In addition, they consider that in the subjects activities that include mobile devices should be used as a learning strategy, since it would be an advantage. The application complies in a positive way with the described usability variables, since it contains what is necessary for a correct operation in terms of design and usability. Finally, most of the usability parameters were met.

Keywords : online learning; higher education; technology assessment.

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