Usability FAQ

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What is usability?

"Usability is a term used to denote the ease with which people can employ a particular tool or other human-made object in order to achieve a particular goal. Usability can also refer to the methods of measuring usability and the study of the principles behind an object's perceived efficiency or elegance." (from Wikipedia: "Usability")

Where can I find more information on usability?

• See Development:Usability#Additional Resources

Usability and Moodle

• Development:Usability
• Moodle Usability forum
• All Moodle forum discussions on usability
• Usability related issues in the Moodle Tracker

How can usability be evaluated?

• See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usability#Evaluation_methods

See also:

• Development:Usability