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Table 2 User survey results

From: WriteSim TCExam - An open source text simulation environment for training novice researchers in scientific writing

Survey Questions

Responses: Scores (percentages)

 

SD

D

N

A

SA

The speed of the application is excellent (N = 10)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

4(40.0)

6(60.0)

WriteSim is extremely easy to learn

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

9(90.0)

1(10.0)

WriteSim is extremely easy to use

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

6(60.0)

4(40.0)

Based on your brief interaction with the simulation material, do you think it helped you better understand the role of various subsections of a scientific manuscript?

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

1(10.0)

7(70.0)

2(20.0)

Based on your brief interactionwith the simulation environment, do youthink it helped you better understand how specific scientificcontent fits into different subsections of a manuscript?

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

2(20.0)

7(70.0)

1(10.0)

Do you think the keys (feedback mechanism) in the simulation tests are highly beneficial?

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

3(30.0)

2(20.0)

5(50.0)

The simulation material in Writesim is useful for learning scientific manuscript writing

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

8(80.0)

2(20.0)

Based on your brief interaction with the simulation environment, would you look forward to using this application in the future?

Yes:9(90.0)

No:1(10.0)

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