Personality traits and perceived usability evaluation of e-learning platforms: A case study

Abstract

The impact of individuals' characteristics on the perceived usability of e-learning systems is a significant, but rather overlooked topic. The goal of this research is to investigate the relation between teachers' personality traits and their perceived usability of the e-class platform using the System Usability Scale (SUS) and the Big 5 Personality test. 1324 teachers of primary and secondary education in Greece participated in the study. Results indicated satisfactory usability levels for the e-class (M=69.68, SD=15.24). Moreover, SUS scores found to be correlated with teachers' ICT in education competency and educational stage. Furthermore, secondary school teachers and teachers holding a PhD or a master's degree rated significantly higher than the primary school teachers and teachers holding only BSc or high school diploma, respectively. However, SUS score was not correlated with age, gender, work experience, private/public school, work relationship (tenured or not) and general ICT competency. Finally, all five personality traits (Extraversion, Conscientiousness, Openness to new experience, Emotional stability, Agreeableness) found to be significantly positive correlated with perceived usability of the e-class platform.