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This paper investigates the role of some multimodal metaphors in e-book assessment interfaces using avatar, images, visual text, and earcons in terms of efficiency, effectiveness and user satisfaction as well as learning performance. This experimental approach was evaluated using two different versions (one for a control group and another for the experimental group) of an e-book examination interface. The experiment was contacted by 30 users. The first version (VOEBT) that was based on text only to present the test questions and another version (VMEBT) that used avatars, images, text and earcons to present the same questions to users. The results of the experiment showed that the approach taken was effective to communicate additional supportive information for questions connected to the learning material and could indeed assist to enhance the usability of e-book assessment interfaces. It was observed that users taken less time to successfully complete tasks in a manner that facilitated ease of use and user enjoyment as well as making the interface more satisfactory. Furthermore, the use of images and avatars made the information communicated more memorable.
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Rigas, D., Algahtani, A. (2013). An Investigation of Multimodal Metaphors in E-Book Assessment Interfaces. In: Stephanidis, C. (eds) HCI International 2013 - Posters’ Extended Abstracts. HCI 2013. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 374. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39476-8_114
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