An Online A/B Testing Decision Support System for Web Usability Assessment Based on a Linguistic Decision-making Methodology: Case of Study a Virtual Learning Environment

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Main Authors: Zermeño, Noe, Zuheros, Cristina, Calache, Lucas Daniel Del Rosso, Herrera, Francisco, Montes, Rosana
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author Zermeño, Noe
Zuheros, Cristina
Calache, Lucas Daniel Del Rosso
Herrera, Francisco
Montes, Rosana
author_facet Zermeño, Noe
Zuheros, Cristina
Calache, Lucas Daniel Del Rosso
Herrera, Francisco
Montes, Rosana
contents In recent years, attention has increasingly focused on enhancing user satisfaction with user interfaces, spanning both mobile applications and websites. One fundamental aspect of human-machine interaction is the concept of web usability. In order to assess web usability, the A/B testing technique enables the comparison of data between two designs. Expanding the scope of tests to include the designs being evaluated, in conjunction with the involvement of both real and fictional users, presents a challenge for which few online tools offer support. We propose a methodology for web usability evaluation based on user-centered approaches such as design thinking and linguistic decision-making, named Linguistic Decision-Making for Web Usability Evaluation. This engages people in role-playing scenarios and conducts a number of usability tests, including the widely recognized System Usability Scale. We incorporate the methodology into a decision support system based on A/B testing. We use real users in a case study to assess three Moodle platforms at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
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spellingShingle An Online A/B Testing Decision Support System for Web Usability Assessment Based on a Linguistic Decision-making Methodology: Case of Study a Virtual Learning Environment
Zermeño, Noe
Zuheros, Cristina
Calache, Lucas Daniel Del Rosso
Herrera, Francisco
Montes, Rosana
Software Engineering
Human-Computer Interaction
In recent years, attention has increasingly focused on enhancing user satisfaction with user interfaces, spanning both mobile applications and websites. One fundamental aspect of human-machine interaction is the concept of web usability. In order to assess web usability, the A/B testing technique enables the comparison of data between two designs. Expanding the scope of tests to include the designs being evaluated, in conjunction with the involvement of both real and fictional users, presents a challenge for which few online tools offer support. We propose a methodology for web usability evaluation based on user-centered approaches such as design thinking and linguistic decision-making, named Linguistic Decision-Making for Web Usability Evaluation. This engages people in role-playing scenarios and conducts a number of usability tests, including the widely recognized System Usability Scale. We incorporate the methodology into a decision support system based on A/B testing. We use real users in a case study to assess three Moodle platforms at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
title An Online A/B Testing Decision Support System for Web Usability Assessment Based on a Linguistic Decision-making Methodology: Case of Study a Virtual Learning Environment
topic Software Engineering
Human-Computer Interaction
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.12118