The Study On The Static User Interface Design Of Educational Software Based On The Subject Category

With the improvement of informational technology, educational software is gradually used in teaching. Educational software is more and more important in teaching,even indispensable in some degree courses. Not only will the design of educational software affect the appearance of the software, but also will affect the users’ gain of learning. Students from different disciplines will exhibit different preferences in learning. Therefore, the different types of educational software need different designs.The research method of literature has been used in the study. And the current situation of UI Design were analyzed and found that our current research is less in this area. And the investigator did the questionnaire survey:"A Suivey of the Preference on UI Design by college students ". The study found the differences between arts students and science students about the colors of UI, text alignment, picture position and the navigation.In order to study the difference between arts students and science students,when they used the educational software, the investigator carried out two eye-tracking experiments. And the researchers are conformed to the conclusions,which made by eye-tracking experiments.Four conclusions are drawn in the study:first, the color of educational software interface will promote learning of arts students,when the color is warmming. And the color of educational software interface will promote learning of science students,when the color is cold.Second, all students are prefer left-justified alignment. Third, when designing the Ul.the position of the picture is determined by the importance. If the picture is important,the position prefer in the middle of the interface,followed by the left side of the interface, and then to the right side of the interface.If the picture is not important,it should be put aside of the interface.Fourth, when designning the UI, designer prefer to select breadcrumbs, if the users are science students following by the linear navigation, navigation bar and page navigation.If the users are arts students,designers are free to choose the navigation based on aesthetics and experiences.