The study evaluated the usability of Yahoo Kids and InfoPlease.com Homework Center educational websites for children. Four child users between ages 6-12 completed tasks on each site and provided feedback. Results showed that users found both sites only somewhat effective and relevant, with Yahoo Kids rated slightly less effective for task completion. Neither site proved superior in usability. The study recommended continued usability testing of educational sites with children to ensure ease of use.

2. OBJECTIVE
To examined the
usability evaluation of
education websites for
children
LIMITATIONS
LIMITATIONS
Study consist of only
four respondents

3. METHODS USED:
Survey
Questionnaire

4. YAHOO KIDS
Yahoo Kid is the least educational of all the
choices since the site includes both games
and videos of all sorts. But, kids can find
lots to learn on this interactive website like
homework help, learning about science,
and access to an encyclopaedia.
InfoPlease.com Homework Center
a division of educational publisher Person
Education

5. How satisfied are the users after
using the website?
How quickly can the respondents
perform the task with prior knowledge
of the website?
In terms of relevance of results, are the
users satisfied with the results gathered
in the different educational websites?
Which of the two educational
website are preferred by the users?

6. Specified Users
Children ages 6-12
User 1: have tried both sites
User 2: have not tried both sites
User 3: common users of Yahoo Kids
User 4: common users of InfoPleasem.co

8. User Satisfaction from the different task
5
4
3
2
1 2.4 2.16
0
Yahoo kids Info please
Weights Range Scale
4 3.26 – 4.00 Very Effective
3 2.51 – 3.25 Effective
2 1.76 – 2.50 Less Effective
1 1.00 – 1.75 Ineffective

9. Relevance of results
5
4
3
2
2.44 2.44
1
0
Yahoo kids Info please
Weights Range Scale
4 3.26 – 4.00 Very Relevant
3 2.51 – 3.25 Relevant
2 1.76 – 2.50 Less Relevant
1 1.00 – 1.75 Not Relevant

10. Ease of Use
5
4
3
2
2.48 2.52
1
0
Yahoo kids Info please
Weights Range Scale
4 3.26 – 4.00 Excellent
3 2.51 – 3.25 Good
2 1.76 – 2.50 Fair
1 1.00 – 1.75 Poor

11. • FINDINGS
•How satisfied are the users after using the website?
Based on the results found in table 7, the users rated both
online educational website as less effective.
•How quickly can the respondents perform the task with
prior knowledge of the website?
With no particular length of time, the users rated Yahoo
Kids as less effective while NGA Kids rated as effective.
•In terms of relevance of results, are the users satisfied
with the results gathered in the two educational website?
Based on the results found in table 7, both Yahoo kids and
NGA kids provides relevant results.

12. CONCLUSION
This study evaluated the usability of two educational websites.
None of the sites proved to be superior in terms of efficiency or
satisfaction. Terminology, number and organization of links,
location of information above the fold, and length of individual
pages all influenced performance on the tasks.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Designers of K-12 educational sites should continue to conduct
usability testing with a wide range of children to insure ease of use
for all students.