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Perceived Usability of Arabic System Usability Scale (A-SUS): Faculty Members’ Perspective of Smart PAAET Application

by Waheeda Almayyan, Manal Alsuwaidi, Bareeq A. AlGhannam
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 183 - Number 37
Year of Publication: 2021
Authors: Waheeda Almayyan, Manal Alsuwaidi, Bareeq A. AlGhannam
10.5120/ijca2021921757

Waheeda Almayyan, Manal Alsuwaidi, Bareeq A. AlGhannam . Perceived Usability of Arabic System Usability Scale (A-SUS): Faculty Members’ Perspective of Smart PAAET Application. International Journal of Computer Applications. 183, 37 ( Nov 2021), 17-22. DOI=10.5120/ijca2021921757

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author = { Waheeda Almayyan, Manal Alsuwaidi, Bareeq A. AlGhannam },
title = { Perceived Usability of Arabic System Usability Scale (A-SUS): Faculty Members’ Perspective of Smart PAAET Application },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { Nov 2021 },
volume = { 183 },
number = { 37 },
month = { Nov },
year = { 2021 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 17-22 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume183/number37/32170-2021921757/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijca2021921757 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
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%A Manal Alsuwaidi
%A Bareeq A. AlGhannam
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%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

The recent past has seen increased usability of computer and mobile phones applications (apps) for education and applied skills services. Nevertheless, the usability of such apps, particularly in languages such as Arabic, remains a concern of theoretical understanding and practical implementation. This study applies the Arabic System Usability Scale (A-SUS) survey in Kuwait to understand the faculty' perspective of utilizing the Smart PAAET, that is an app utilized by the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) with various faculty members of Basic Education, Business Studies, Technological Studies, and Administrative Services. The A-SUS results suggest that the i) Faculties of Business and Technology have relatively higher usability ii) particularly among the faculty of age between 30-39, and iii) having a master qualification. The data is further reduced into two composite components of usability and learnability to explore the current theoretical critique on the factoring structure of SUS. These findings enhance the data theory of SUS in general and A-SUS in particular into an essential area of learning management applications from the faculty perspective.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Arabic Applications Usability Scale Education and Training.

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