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User evaluation of an adaptive language learning system prototype

In order for a piece of educational software to be accepted and continuously used by the target group of users, it needs to cater for the majority of their needs and deliver its services in a user-friendly way. That is why it is crucial to evaluate user satisfaction with a system during its developmental phase, so that issues may be dealt with even before it is introduced into day-to-day use. The paper at hand presents the results of examining user satisfaction with a prototype of Language Learning System (LLS) – an adaptive, web-based system for language learning developed at our institution – using an adapted version of a previously developed and verified questionnaire. It reports on the strengths and weaknesses of the system in question with a special emphasis on its content (tests, language tasks, learning materials and feedback opportunities), adaptive capabilities, and the overall graphical design, and, where appropriate, suggests ways for improvement. The results further reveal certain usage and study patterns of students and their general attitudes regarding computer aided language learning. A total of twenty university-level students, who were systematically preparing for a language comprehension test over a period of three weeks, participated in the study.

software evaluation ; user satisfaction ; adaptive educational systems ; computer assisted language learning

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