Proposal of Methodology for Evaluation of Ergonomics of Teaching Materials Using Eye Tracking

Abstract

Educational materials are a key component of the educational process. In this respect, it is an instrument that is essential throughout the education process and where quality plays a key role. The quality of educational materials must be assessed in terms of expertise and timeliness, and in terms of observance and application of didactic and pedagogical principles. Only highquality educational materials bring greater efficiency to the entire educationprocess. An essential aspect of assessing the quality of educational materials is also their ergonomics. That is, assessing whether the educational material works in accordance with the author’s ideas. The principle of ergonomics, which includes comprehensibility and user-friendliness, is already commonly used in the design of web pages or advertising flyers. Their aim is also to communicate information and lead the attention of the reader. This article is devoted to the definition of the methodology by which we evaluate this ergonomics for educational materials and based on research we are able to formulate recommendations in this area.