It looks like we have fallen into "technical trap". Why? "Question button issue" has multiple problems! It is not just a issue button vs. check-box, this is easy part. Much bigger problem is: word "Question" is confusing and does not tell anything useful to user what is gonna happen. That is why there is also a need for "pop-up info on mouse over". User could also be confused: What does "Question" stands for? If I just want to write my opinion (not asking a question), should I uncheck the question check-box?
The "Question" text is only technical term (just like 'eth0' for 'Wired network') to tell a program a distinctive conditional to notify lecture about a question asked (message posted) to him/her.
What we should do is tell user what this option does and this should be done without 'mouser over' text info.
I see three options (text on check-box instead of 'Question' text):
1. Tell what this option does: "Send question to Classrom."
2. What is the purpose of this action: "Notify lecturer about this message."
3. Both above options together: "Notify lecturer by sending message to Classrom."
I have made an attachment.
Note: I have also added "Message" label to describe what input box is all about.
It looks like we have fallen into "technical trap". Why? "Question button issue" has multiple problems! It is not just a issue button vs. check-box, this is easy part. Much bigger problem is: word "Question" is confusing and does not tell anything useful to user what is gonna happen. That is why there is also a need for "pop-up info on mouse over". User could also be confused: What does "Question" stands for? If I just want to write my opinion (not asking a question), should I uncheck the question check-box?
The "Question" text is only technical term (just like 'eth0' for 'Wired network') to tell a program a distinctive conditional to notify lecture about a question asked (message posted) to him/her.
What we should do is tell user what this option does and this should be done without 'mouser over' text info.
I see three options (text on check-box instead of 'Question' text):
1. Tell what this option does: "Send question to Classrom."
2. What is the purpose of this action: "Notify lecturer about this message."
3. Both above options together: "Notify lecturer by sending message to Classrom."
I have made an attachment.
Note: I have also added "Message" label to describe what input box is all about.