A PROPOSED MODEL FOR THE USABILITY OF WEB BASED EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

The main purpose of web based Educational Resources Management System (ERMS) is to deliver knowledge, share information and help learners in their learning activities in an effective and efficient way by involving advanced electronic technologies. However, the Usability of these systems that is the degree of these systems to enable their users to use them effectively, efficiently and with satisfaction in a specified context of use, is one of the challenges that face the design of these systems. This study proposes a model for evaluating the usability of ERMS. The model introduced effectiveness, efficiency, satisfaction, learnability, interactivity, consistency, motivation and learner’s control as the attributes that determine the usability of such systems. The model was tested and verified using questionnaires and experiments. The results showed that the effectiveness, efficiency, satisfaction, learnability, motivation, interactivity, consistency and learner’s control affects the usability of ERMS.