Functional affordances and the associated system features of ACT4ECO
| Affordance | Description of relevant ACT4ECO system feature(s) |
|---|---|
| Informing | Instructional content relates to the following themes: (1) become a smart consumer; (2) improve your home; (3) sustain efficient energy use; (4) produce your own energy and (5) manage your energy consumption |
| Assessment | Quizzes test user knowledge on the delivered instructional content related to each ACT4ECO theme |
| Emphasis | Information is provided on each module's estimated “duration”, “financial cost”, “difficulty” and “green” impact associated with each ACT4ECO theme |
| Synthesis | Graphics explain instructional content visually and aim to represent knowledge in different ways |
| Clarity | The homepage provides instructions on the sign-in process to access e-learning content. This aimed to allow self-paced study by saving progress across themes. Users could then return to previous pages of instructional content as required |
| Learning pathway | “Small circles” denote the users' progress through a learning section. “Next” and “back” buttons allow the user to navigate through the different learning sections relative to the platform's themes |
| Goal planning | At different points, users are asked: “what do you plan to do next?” This prompts users to reflect on their motivation for engaging with the theme and helps them develop a plan for goal-oriented action in the future |
| Affordance | Description of relevant ACT4ECO system feature(s) |
|---|---|
| Informing | Instructional content relates to the following themes: (1) become a smart consumer; (2) improve your home; (3) sustain efficient energy use; (4) produce your own energy and (5) manage your energy consumption |
| Assessment | Quizzes test user knowledge on the delivered instructional content related to each ACT4ECO theme |
| Emphasis | Information is provided on each module's estimated “duration”, “financial cost”, “difficulty” and “green” impact associated with each ACT4ECO theme |
| Synthesis | Graphics explain instructional content visually and aim to represent knowledge in different ways |
| Clarity | The homepage provides instructions on the sign-in process to access e-learning content. This aimed to allow self-paced study by saving progress across themes. Users could then return to previous pages of instructional content as required |
| Learning pathway | “Small circles” denote the users' progress through a learning section. “Next” and “back” buttons allow the user to navigate through the different learning sections relative to the platform's themes |
| Goal planning | At different points, users are asked: “ |
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