Reading Journal: Usability Testing

Due
12:00 noon, Wednesday, October 28
Preparation

Choose from the following readings. The book is more fun; the Web-based readings are more concise.

Submitting your work
Please post your response as a blog entry on CLEo.
Collaboration
Each student should turn in their own answers to the questions below. You may discuss the assigned readings with anyone you wish, but you should clearly acknowledge the source of any insights that come from outside your own reading of the text(s).
Evaluation
I will evaluate this assignment on the scale presented in the syllabus.

Journal questions

  1. Which source did you choose to read? How far did you get? [metacognition]
  2. Explain usability testing as if to your aunt or uncle (who is not a software developer, psychologist, or designer). Write one paragraph. [translation]
  3. What do you think will be the most difficult part of planning a usability test? [prioritization]
  4. What do you see as the most important thing to remember to think about or do during the test session? [prioritization]
  5. What is the most important thing to focus on when reporting usability test results? [prioritization]

Janet Davis (davisj@whitman.edu)

Created October 20, 2015
Last revised October 20, 2015

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