Student preferences in screen design factors for Internet delivered college courses.

Colleges and universities throughout the world are offering many of their courses via the Internet. Some institutions offer entire degrees online. This has ushered in a renewed interest in the debate on the effectiveness of non-traditional course delivery method. Numerous educational research studies have been conducted in an attempt to quantify that effectiveness. In any form of experimental research, control of variables is paramount. The rich multimedia capabilities of the World Wide Web give educators a wide variety of delivery media. However, with the exception of advice from artisans on design factors of the media, little research has been conducted with regard to the aesthetics of Web page design as viewed by the student. This study was conducted in an effort to establish student preferences with regard to two factors of Web page design as they might be used on those Web pages, background color and typeface used for text. In addition, it contains an analysis of whether or not there is an interaction between the two factors. Use of the results of this study should prove beneficial to both educators and educational researchers in their future endeavors.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2003

Author dc:creator

• Pineau, Joseph Roy

Contributors dc:contributor

• Allen, Jeff M.
• Poirot, James L., 1939-
• Young, Jon I.
• Ditzenberger, Roger

• Web-based instruction.
• Education, Higher.
• Web sites -- Design.
• multimedia
• typeface
• color
• preferences
• college courses

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Pineau, Joseph Roy
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 53215359
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4190/
ark: ark:/67531/metadc4190

OAI identifier oai:identifier

info:ark/67531/metadc4190