Development of an instrument measuring user satisfaction of the human-computer interface

Published 1 January 1988

John P. Chin, Virginia A. Diehl, Lukas Norman

Citations1,615

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Frequent and sophisticated PC users rated MDA more satisfying, powerful and flexible than CLS, and future applications of the QUIS on computers are discussed.

Abstract

This study is a part of a research effort to develop the Questionnaire for User Interface Satisfaction (QUIS). Participants, 150 PC user group members, rated familiar software products. Two pairs of software categories were compared: 1) software that was liked and disliked, and 2) a standard command line system (CLS) and a menu driven application (MDA). The reliability of the questionnaire was high, Cronbach's alpha=.94. The overall reaction ratings yielded significantly higher ratings for liked software and MDA over disliked software and a CLS, respectively. Frequent and sophisticated PC users rated MDA more satisfying, powerful and flexible than CLS. Future applications of the QUIS on computers are discussed.

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