Formative evaluation of project GeoSim: MigModel and Humpop tutorial

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dc.contributor.authorStringer, Kevin L.en
dc.contributor.departmentComputer Scienceen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:27:53Zen
dc.date.adate2010-01-26en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:27:53Zen
dc.date.issued1995en
dc.date.rdate2010-01-26en
dc.date.sdate2010-01-26en
dc.description.abstractProject Geosim is comprised of simulation software packages. The simulation software covers areas relating to geographic migration and geographic population patterns. Simulation models are built using a variety of control parameters. The information is presented and controlled through detailed graphical interfaces that the users can manipulate. Each software simulation package has a unique graphical interface that is tailored to the purpose of that program. The purpose of this project is to enhance the user interface of Project GeoSim. To accomplish this purpose, the evaluator performed formative evaluation on the Humpop tutorial and the MigModel simulation program. The evaluator correlated the collected data into quantitative, numeric data and results, and qualitative, non-numeric data and results. Using Ideal, the evaluator collected quantitative and objective data. Objective data refers to directly observing the user's performance. Ideal aided the evaluator in collecting usability data for formative evaluation. Another goal for this project is to establish a baseline of usability measures. In order to thoroughly test each interface involved in the study, human subjects performed several benchmark tasks. The human subjects gave informative feedback that help determine problem areas that need further addressing in the user interface.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentiv, 78 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-01262010-020220en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01262010-020220/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/40796en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V851_1995.S775.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 34431288en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subject.lccLD5655.V851 1995.S775en
dc.titleFormative evaluation of project GeoSim: MigModel and Humpop tutorialen
dc.typeMaster's projecten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineComputer Scienceen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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