Evaluation of Accessibility and Usability of Higher Education Institutions’ Websites of Jordan

Baroudi, Maram; Alia, Mohammad; Marashdih, Abdalla Wasef

doi:10.1109/icics49469.2020.239565

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“…We found a higher total number of errors than Máñez-Carvajal et al (2019a) and Máñez-Carvajal et al (2019b), but this can be explained by the larger sample used in our study. However, the average number of errors reported here (34) was relatively low compared to the totals found by Baroudi et al (2020Baroudi et al ( ) (93.8), İşeri et al (2017 and Máñez-Carvajal et al (2019a) (35 for Spain, 85.6 for Chile and 49.73 for Mexico).…”

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confidence: 66%

“…The results from the EIII checker reported by both Baroudi et al (2020) and İşeri et al (2017) showed that despite the use of a small sample (half as many universities as this study), 30% and 37% of the universities, respectively, failed some tests. In the present study, 36% of the university homepages failed some tests and only 10.6% failed many tests.…”

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confidence: 47%

“…Previous studies, such as those by Baroudi et al (2020), İşeri et al (2017), Máñez-Carvajal et al (2019a) and Máñez-Carvajal et al (2019b), have used similar sets of automated tools to the ones used in this study.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Based on previous studies (Baroudi et al, 2020;İşeri et al, 2017;Laufer Nir & Rimmerman, 2018;Máñez-Carvajal et al, 2019a), WAVE, TAM and EIII Page Checker were selected as tools for assessing web accessibility. For this study, automated tools were selected rather than manual evaluation such as user testing, since the latter is more time-and labor-intensive, and user evaluation is subjective.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although both automated and manual approaches have their respective limitations, Verkijika and De Wet (2020) highlighted that the use of automated tools to measure web accessibility can be equally as effective as a manual approach. Several studies (e.g., Akgül, 2021;Baroudi et al, 2020;Ismail & Kuppusamy, 2019;Máñez-Carvajal et al, 2019a) have all successfully used automated tools alone.…”

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Web Accessibility of the Top Research-Intensive Universities in the UK

Alim

2021

SAGE Open

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Although the web accessibility of universities around the world is well documented, much remains unknown about this aspect of higher education institutions in the UK. Using three automated web accessibility tools (TAW, WAVE and EIII Page Checker), this study explores the accessibility of the homepages of 66 research-intensive universities with respect to the WCAG 2.0 checkpoints. The results show that the most common checkpoint violations involve the provision of text alternatives for non-text content, contrast errors and the need to increase the computability of webpages with future technologies and tools. The results show that there are variations between UK universities, and there is some evidence of consistent compliance amongst the university homepages. However, when evaluated against results from similar studies of web accessibility in other countries, these web pages perform well. Overall, this study adds to the body of knowledge on web accessibility in higher education in the UK.

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confidence: 66%

Section: Rq2: How Do the Results Of This Study Compare With Those Of Other Countries?mentioning

confidence: 47%

Section: Rq2: How Do the Results Of This Study Compare With Those Of Other Countries?mentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Automated Tool Selectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Alim

2021

SAGE Open

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Usability Assessment and Design Proposal for the Web Platform for Curriculum Registration at a Peruvian University

Espinoza Concha,

Quispe Vilchez,

Zapata Del Río

2024

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Pristupačnost Veb Sajta Fakulteta – Smernice, Tehnike Vrednovanja I Mogućnosti Unapređenja

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Amižić,

Kazi

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U ovom radu razmatran je koncept, osnovne karakteristike, zahtevi i standardi pristupačnosti veb sajtova, sa posebnim osvrtom na smernice za kvalitet veb sajtova visokoobrazovnih institucija. Dat je kratak pregled prethodnih istraživanja koja se odnose na metode, primenu alata i rezultate evaluacije veb sajtova obrazovnih institucija, a posebno fakulteta i univerziteta. Analizom prethodnih istraživanja utvrđena je veoma velika aktuelnost teme, trend ka automatizaciji procesa vrednovanja, kao i nepovoljni rezultati stanja pristupačnosti veb sajtova fakulteta u različitim zemljama u okviru evaluacija koje su rađene prema WCAG smernicama. Prikazana su dva primera dostupnih softverskih alata TAW i eXaminator, koji se koriste za automatsku evaluaciju pristupačnosti veb sajtova u odnosu na WCAG 2.0 (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines). Primenom alata TAW realizovano je empirijsko istraživanje automatskog vrednovanja starog i novog veb sajta Tehničkog fakulteta „Mihajlo Pupin“ Zrenjanin. Pored toga, na osnovu WCAG 2.0 smernica, kreiran je evaluacioni model za manuelno vrednovanje pristupačnosti. Empirijskim istraživanjem u ovom radu utvrđena je primenjivost dostupnog evaluacionog softverskog alata TAW, ali i predloženog evaluacionog modela za manuelno vrednovanje. Automatska i manuelna evaluacija su tokom primene dali dijametralno suprotne rezultate u komparaciji starog i novog veb sajta fakulteta. Ovaj rad daje primer primene softverskih alata i metoda za vrednovanje pristupačnosti veb sajtova. Takođe, predstavlja podsticaj da se prilikom izrade novih ili unapređenja postojećih veb sajtova obrazovnih institucija posebno obrati pažnja na kvalitet u aspektu pristupačnosti.

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Evaluation of Accessibility and Usability of Higher Education Institutions’ Websites of Jordan

Cited by 5 publications

References 7 publications

Web Accessibility of the Top Research-Intensive Universities in the UK

Web Accessibility of the Top Research-Intensive Universities in the UK

Usability Assessment and Design Proposal for the Web Platform for Curriculum Registration at a Peruvian University

Pristupačnost Veb Sajta Fakulteta – Smernice, Tehnike Vrednovanja I Mogućnosti Unapređenja

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