Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: October-December | Volume: 5 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 376-380
Usability Test of Android Based Questionnaire for Public Health Community Based Learning
Rimawati AuliaInsaniSADARANG1
1Department of Public Health, Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar, Gowa, Indonesia.
ABSTRACT
Background: Community data collections are periodic activity for public health student in Indonesia. It always uses paper-based questionnaires which have limitations not only during the interview process (incorrect of filling out the questionnaire) but also during data processing and archiving (validity of information). By taking advantage of the massive growth of cell phone and android platform, the transformation of the paper-based questionnaire into android based questionnaire was done in this study.
Methods: The study design consisted of three components, the development of the model, the development of the product, and the testing of the product. Android-based questionnaire as the product was tested three times. Data collection for the usability test of the product used questionnaire consisted of 16 questions represented 4 aspects (usefulness; ease of use; ease of learning; satisfaction). The response to each question used the Likert scale.
Results: The most effective change in the android based questionnaire was the addition of variables to facilitate filtering the list of the questionnaire for individuals according to self-characteristics. Although the use of android based questionnaire was new for the students, it was useful, the average score of usefulness aspect was 3.17.
Conclusion: Android-based questionnaire was more effective and efficient as media for data collection than paper-based questionnaire in community-based learning. A guideline of the android based questionnaire used was needed to support and to maximize the performance of it.
Keywords: android, data collection, usability test.