Evaluation of usability, navigability, and accessibility regarding the interface design for the digital repository for educational podcasts - a user view

Abstract

To evaluate the interface of the Digital Repository for Educational Podcasts. The objective is to verify the main usability, navigability, and accessibility requirements used during the implementation, as well as contemplate the interaction level on the part of the users when using the system and verify its influence in accessing information. This article is supported by an exploratory qualitative approach with the purpose of detecting the level of usability, navigability, and accessibility measured during the use of the system. Data collection was carried out with the aid of a survey-type form available at address < https://forms.gle/xuDEq6RR46R4npVP8 > and based on some parameters contained in the Reeves Method used for educational software assessment, with the aim of identifying the acceptance of the interface by its audience. The research was applied to a class of the Special Undergraduate Program for Training Professors for Professional Education (PEG). The results obtained helped identify the requirements not adopted, as well as suggestions of possible future corrections; upon completing the analysis, it was possible to identify the difficulty on the part of the respondents in finding problems and, consequently, suggesting corrections related to the criteria analyzed. Through the evaluation of the Repository interface, it was possible to contemplate that it meets the main usability, navigability, and accessibility requirements, presenting a low error rate and few problems.