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Design+ Evaluating a building code app

Figure 8. Bar chart representing the number of responses to participants’ perception of stress levels

Table 4. One‑sample Wilcoxon signed rank hypothesis test
Question Null hypothesis P
1 The median of understanding building codes should be important to interior designers equals 3. <0.001
2 The median of ensuring that interior design solutions comply with building codes should be important to interior designers equals 3. <0.001
3 The median of I am familiar with the International Building Code equals 3. 0.002
4 The median of I have experience using the International Building Code equals 3. <0.001
5 The median of I would rate the importance of learning about building code in Interior Design Studio as… equals 3. <0.001
6 The median of I can remember (recall, recognize, or identify concepts) building codes content provided through the Building Codes <0.001
Calculator App equals 3.
7 The median of I can understand (comprehend the meaning and explain in my own words) building codes content provided through 0.002
the Building Code Calculator App equals 3.
8 The median of I can apply (use or apply knowledge in practice or real‑life situations) building codes content provided through the <.001
Building Code Calculator App equals 3.
9 The median of I can analyze (interpret elements and structure relationships between individual components) building codes content <0.001
provided through the Building Code Calculator App equals 3.
10 The median of I can evaluate (assess the effectiveness of whole concepts in relation to other variables) building codes content provided <0.001
through the Building Code Calculator App equals 3.
11 The median of I can create a new point‑of‑view (display creative thinking and develop new concepts or approaches) based on <0.001
building codes content provided through the Building Code Calculator App equals 3.
12 The median of using the Building Code Calculator App enables me to accomplish my tasks more quickly equals 3. <0.001
13 The median of using the Building Code Calculator App fits into my work style equals 3. <0.001
14 The median of overall, I believe that the Building Code Calculator App is easy‑to‑use equals 3. <0.001
15 The median of the results of using the Building Code Calculator App is apparent to me equals 3. <0.001
16 The median of I was permitted to use the Building Code Calculator App on a trial basis long enough to see what it can do equals 3. <0.001
17 The median of I plan to use the Building Code Calculator App in the future equals 3. <0.001
18 The median of I would rate my stress level while working on the first exercise as… equals 3. 0.813
19 The median of I would rate my stress level while working on the first exercise with the help of the Building Code Calculator App as… 0.422
equals 3.
20 The median of I would rate my stress level while working on the second exercise as… equals 3. 0.131
Note: The significance level of α = 0.05.

throughout their education. Few participants were more their previous internships, but they still struggled with
knowledgeable on the subject and had experience from conducting calculations and feeling confident. However,

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