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Title: Evaluation of Instructors’ Demographic Variations on a Web-based Platform for Connecting with Practitioners
To understand demographic variations and cater for varying user preferences, we evaluated instructors’ demographic variations on a web-based platform for connecting instructors with practitioners for student development. Both objective and subjective measures were adopted to investigate age- and gender-related differences in gaze behavior, task completion time, perceived cognitive load, perceived usability, and trust. Compared to male instructors, female instructors had higher fixation counts, longer task completion times, and statistically significant longer fixation duration. Female instructors gave higher usability and trust ratings but reported a higher cognitive workload. Compared to Generation Y instructors, Generation X instructors had longer fixation duration, higher fixation count, and statistically longer task completion time. Generation X instructors reported high cognitive load, lower usability, and trust ratings. The study also reveals demographic differences in parameters that instructors focused on while connecting with practitioners via a web platform. It is important that web designers consider gender and age differences and preferences, as well as other demographic variations, when designing web platforms.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2201642
PAR ID:
10615379
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Editor(s):
Baker, Tamara
Publisher / Repository:
Taylor and Francis Group
Date Published:
Journal Name:
International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction
Edition / Version:
1.0
Volume:
41
Issue:
10
ISSN:
1044-7318
Page Range / eLocation ID:
6106 to 6119
Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
Age Demographic Difference Gender Generation X Generation Y instructors web platform
Format(s):
Medium: X Size: 9010 KB Other: PDF
Size(s):
9010 KB
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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