Usability testing for developing effective interactive multimedia software: Concepts, dimensions, and procedures

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 34-49

  Lee, Sung Heum ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Formative Evaluation; Interactive Multimedia; Usability; Usability Testing Dimensions; User centered Design

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009049435     PISSN: 14364522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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