Avaliando a usabilidade do aplicativo Memrise focado no curso de inglês

Abstract

Mobile applications in the context of education have been increasingly used as a learning tool in the field of foreign languages. English, for example, is the most popular language among users who want to learn a new language. From this perspective, there are several applications that satisfy the needs of these users, which can be easily found in the Play Store for download, and one of them is Memrise, an application that is currently gaining thousands of users. However, the quality of usability of these applications can significantly influence the user experience and, consequently, their learning. Therefore, to better investigate this context, the present work carried out a usability evaluation on Memrise, using two methods: heuristic evaluation and usability testing. The results showed that the application is a good environment for learning the English language. However, some suggestions were made regarding improving functionalities, mainly in gamified elements, seeking to make the experience more engaging for users.