Usability testing : a practitioner's guide to evaluating the user experience /

It is all too common for products, such as consumer appliances, information systems, mobile apps, and websites, to cause trouble and frustration. For example, products are often difficult or dull to use, make tasks less flexible or more tedious, shift attention away from important or gratifying acti...

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Main Author: Hertzum, Morten (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]
Series:Synthesis lectures on human-centered informatics ; #45
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505 0 |a 1. Introduction -- 1.1. The basic components of a usability test -- 1.2. The context of usability tests -- 1.3. A summary of the chapters that follow 
505 8 |a 2. Usability and user experience -- 2.1. Definitions -- 2.2. Other views on usability and user experience 
505 8 |a 3. Testing : maxims and modifications -- 3.1. Five maxims -- 3.2. Modifications in practice 
505 8 |a 4. Usability testing : step by step -- 5. Preparations : designing and planning the test -- 5.1. Design and plan the test -- 5.2. Become familiar with the domain and prototype -- 5.3. Recruit users -- 5.4. How many users are needed? -- 5.5. Make tasks -- 5.6. Set up equipment 
505 8 |a 6. Execution : running the test sessions -- 6.1. Welcome and instruct users -- 6.2. Observe users and listen in on their thoughts -- 6.3. Prompt users when needed -- 6.4. Take notes -- 6.5. Ask post-task questions -- 6.6. Thank the user 
505 8 |a 7. Analysis : analyzing the data and reporting the findings -- 7.1. Analyze test data -- 7.2. How many evaluators are needed? -- 7.3. Rate problem severity -- 7.4. Devise redesign proposals -- 7.5. Report test findings 
505 8 |a 8. Variations and alternatives -- 8.1. Remote usability tests -- 8.2. Unmoderated usability tests -- 8.3. Field usability tests -- 8.4. Pairwise usability tests -- 8.5. Performance testing -- 8.6. Usability specification -- 8.7. Usability inspection 
520 |a It is all too common for products, such as consumer appliances, information systems, mobile apps, and websites, to cause trouble and frustration. For example, products are often difficult or dull to use, make tasks less flexible or more tedious, shift attention away from important or gratifying activities, and simply fail to deliver expected benefits or experiences. By identifying such trouble and frustration in the lab prior to widespread use, usability tests have proven a valuable method for informing redesign efforts. A usability test consists of having test users exercise a product and think aloud about their experience using it, while an evaluator observes the users and listens in on their thoughts. On this basis, the evaluator identifies usability problems and assesses the user experience. This book describes how to conduct usability tests. After providing context about concepts and testing, the main chapters of the book cover the steps involved in preparing for a usability test, executing the test sessions, and analyzing the test data. Throughout the chapters, concrete guidance is balanced against more complex issues with an impact on the robustness, validity, completeness, impact, and cost of a usability test. The book concludes with an outlook to variations of usability testing and alternatives to it 
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653 |a user-centered design 
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