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Abstract: The goal
of this study was to evaluate the usability and user-experience of a new type of
standing workstation-system to be used in the context of an Educational Makerspace.
Thirty participants were asked to perform two design-based activities allowing them to
use a setting composed of the new workstation and one formed by a standard table and
seats. Participants were asked to rate ... read moreeach setting using a System Usability Scale (SUS)
Questionnaire and to score them by using a comparative rating with respect to different
dimensions of the user experience. The results display a favorable Usability scoring for
the new workstation (Mean= 78.5, SD=12.03) when compared to the traditional setting
(Mean= 67.3, SD=12.83). Subjective evaluation of the new workstation also displayed
significant scoring of its capacity for easier set up and clean up tasks. Participants
perceived the design as helpful to keep materials and projects more
organized.
Thesis (M.S.)--Tufts University,
2015.
Submitted to the Dept. of Mechanical
Engineering.
Advisor: Daniel
Hannon.
Committee: Chris Rogers, and Ethan
Danahy.
Keywords: Experimental psychology, Design,
and Educational technology.read less
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