How much time should does it normally take for a learner to "go through" an e-learning screen? I realize there differences according to the type of interaction. However, what are people using as an average for development purposes?

Thanks!!

This is a very common question most people new to eLearning ask. Good question!

From my experience, it really depends on how the training program is developed. For example, you could have a Flash movie/animation embedded on an HTML screen (1 screen) and it could play for a few minutes or longer. On the other hand, you could have another screen that has just a few lines of text, which might take the average learner 30 seconds or so to read.

The rule of thumb is that a 1 eHour web-based training course has approximately 60 screens on average. Each screen developed under this standard should take approx. 60 seconds for the learner to complete.

Hope this helps!
Jason
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Hi Cade:

I am curious as to how you intend to apply this “average user screen time”.

Please elucidate.

Cj

I concur with Jason. The number we use is an average of 60 seconds a screen, some longer if activities are invcolved, but 60 seconds is my operating standard.