Assessment for JoVE Science Education Library by Seneca - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Every image is clearly visible and simple to discover.
Are there functional images embedded in the background?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: All tested functional images are not embedded in the background.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some images are missing text alternative.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some functional images do not have alt text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Images that contains logo have appropriate text alternative.
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All the icons are prominently positioned and correspond to their respective actions.
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: When zooming the pages in at 200% the text is still readable and not overlapping.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All images are clear and not pixelated.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Most of the pages horizontal scrolling is getting minimized.
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: A lot of text and images are not meeting the contrast ration criteria.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: In general tested color coded graphs found in the articles are having text equivalents.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Each piece of content is distinct and visually separated from the others.
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Not all actions are provided with the color indicator.
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: This database does not offer Text to Speech or Read Aloud embedded applications.
Using your mouse, is the clickable area around links and buttons large enough for users to see and activate easily?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There no carousel movement found in this resource.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There is no carousel movement in the resource but the rest functionality is accessible by the keyboard navigation.
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All tested pages preserve the order of the content at all tested screen resollutions.
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: No images being overlapped at all Screen Resolutions.
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All the content is preserved and readable.
eResource: JoVE Science Education Library
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: JoVE (Journal of Visual Experiments)
Institution: Seneca
Score: A-

Key Findings

Strengths

  • Information is not distorted when zoomed in at 200%
  • Information is preserved at different screen resolutions

Weaknesses

  • Some text and images meet contrast requirements
  • Some images contain a textual alternative

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always Every image is clearly visible and simple to discover.

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Never All tested functional images are not embedded in the background.

Presence of Icons

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc? Always All the icons are prominently positioned and correspond to their respective actions.

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Some images are missing text alternative.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Some functional images do not have alt text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always Images that contains logo have appropriate text alternative.

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Always When zooming the pages in at 200% the text is still readable and not overlapping.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Always All images are clear and not pixelated.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Always Most of the pages horizontal scrolling is getting minimized.

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Sometimes A lot of text and images are not meeting the contrast ration criteria.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Always In general tested color coded graphs found in the articles are having text equivalents.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)? Always Each piece of content is distinct and visually separated from the others.
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action? Sometimes Not all actions are provided with the color indicator.

Text to speech

Question Answer Notes Images
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options? Never This database does not offer Text to Speech or Read Aloud embedded applications.

Clustered Links

Question Answer Notes Images
Using your mouse, is the clickable area around links and buttons large enough for users to see and activate easily? Always
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate? Always
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)? Always
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation? Always

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable There no carousel movement found in this resource.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Not Applicable There is no carousel movement in the resource but the rest functionality is accessible by the keyboard navigation.

Liquid layout

Question Answer Notes Images
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap? Always All tested pages preserve the order of the content at all tested screen resollutions.
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions? Always No images being overlapped at all Screen Resolutions.
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions? Always All the content is preserved and readable.
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