Materials

The following materials were used in this study:

Pre-Test Questionnaire. Filled out by all subjects who participated. A key section of the questionnaire addressed previous background, and was used to determine skill level.

MLSS Software. Each participant was provided with a customized copy of the experimental software, which was a custom-designed Java-based PC application which incorporated the following:

  • Editor for writing the markup code.

  • Interpreter who reads and creates output from the markup code.

Experimental Task. The task entailed taking a printed 15-item survey questionnaire, and coding it using the markup language. The resulting code, if written correctly, should produce an online version of the questions to be displayed on the screen. The questionnaire used is an adapted (shortened and simplified) form of the EIES Virtual Classroom questionnaire, which has been used in previous research to test users' reactions and responses to online Virtual Classroom courses and systems.

Post-Test Questionnaire. This questionnaire, administered after the completion of the experimental task, included items that measured the user's satisfaction with the language and the task.



Computing Information Technology. The Human Side
Computing Information Technology: The Human Side
ISBN: 1931777527
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 186

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