Dynamic Evaluation Of The Multimedia Interface In Computer Supported Learning

Abstract

As information technology applications become widespread in education, new innovations in computer systems and communication technologies stimulate changes in students’ visual preferences. In a university environment each new cohort of students is more comfortable in the digital world, expecting that new technology will enhance teaching and learning. This study analyzes changes in perception on graphic user interfaces in a four-year period both by college students and instructors; the surveys were used to compare different formats of e-learning presentations designed accordingly to student preferences and curriculum requirements. Using factor analysis the principal characteristics of preferred multimedia interface in 2006 are compared with interface preferences four years earlier.