Document Type
Honors Thesis
Abstract
The onboarding experience in software applications is crucial for user engagement and retention. Traditional static tutorials often fail to provide adaptive, role-specific learning, leading to user frustration and drop-off. This project introduces an interactive tutorial system tailored for students and tutors using the CSE Student Success Center App at the University of Texas at Arlington. Designed to enhance usability and accessibility, the system personalizes onboarding experiences through guided, role-based learning paths and real-time feedback. By streamlining the learning curve, the tutorial system fosters greater user confidence and engagement, ensuring a more intuitive transition into the application. User evaluations indicate a significantly improved onboarding experience, with smoother task completion and higher sustained interaction. This research underscores the importance of dynamic, context-aware tutorials in software applications and proposes future enhancements, such as AI-driven adaptive learning and gamification, to further optimize user engagement and long-term retention.
Disciplines
Computer Sciences
Publication Date
Spring 5-5-2025
Language
English
Faculty Mentor of Honors Project
Chris Conly
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Chaube, Prakhyat, "IMPROVING USER RETENTION AND LEARNING THROUGH INTERACTIVE TUTORIAL SYSTEMS" (2025). 2025 Spring Honors Capstone Projects. 40.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/honors_spring2025/40