Design of a website for high school: exploratory-sequential study

Abstract

The general purpose of the study was to develop a website to improve the teaching-learning experience of high school students. A mixed methods exploratory sequential design was followed by using the Research and Development design as a basis supported with an inferential analysis. The sample was made up of 161 educational actors belonging to seven high schools. An online questionnaire was used with access links to the website under development for qualitative assessment, and Fisher’s exact test for hypotheses testing. The findings indicated that there is a significant association between different categorical variables studied, suggesting a correlation between various aspects of the user experience on the educational website and its influence on the educational field of high school. However, several challenges were identified, such as the reliability of the content and the availability of technological resources. It was concluded that high school educational actors have a mostly positive perception of the educational website, valuing their interactivity and accessibility.

Keywords

• educational technology
• educational innovation
• educational research