Usability Testing & You
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The document outlines a process for conducting usability testing, detailing five key steps: preparing a test plan, recruiting users, conducting tests, debriefing and analyzing results, and making necessary changes. It emphasizes the importance of observing actual user behavior rather than focusing on opinions, and provides practical tips for each step, including creating open-ended questions and effectively incentivizing user participation. Overall, the document aims to enhance user experience through systematic testing and iteration.
Usability Testing & You
- 1. Step 1 Prepare a Test Plan Step 2 Recruit Users Step 3 Test! Step 4 Debrief & Analyze Step 5 Make Changes
- 2. Usability Testing & You University of Illinois Web Conference April 30, 2015
- 3. Melinda Miller Director of User Experience & Research at Pixo @MelindaMiller Cate Kompare User Experience Designer at Pixo @CateKompare
- 5. What is UX?
- 6. What is usability testing?
- 7. What is it not? • Not about what people “like” • Not a focus group • Not QA • Not the only UX activity • Quantitative • Not testing our users!
- 8. Why do it?
- 9. Let’s do a usability test!
- 10. Debrief
- 11. Steps: 1 Prepare a Test Plan 2 Recruit Users 3 Test! 4 Debrief & Analyze 5 Make Changes
- 12. Step 1 Prepare a Test Plan
- 13. Test when? 1STEP
- 15. Test what? 1STEP
- 18. Script 1STEP
- 19. Scenarios 1STEP
- 20. Tasks • Write open-ended questions • Avoid jargon • Synonyms • Do not ask for opinions or speculate about the future — observing actual behavior is more meaningful • Conversational • Unambiguous • Give enough info & context for success 1STEP
- 22. Step 2 Recruit Users
- 23. Pro-tips: • Incentivize • Let people know how they are helping • Tailor your approach to your users • Meet users where they are • If all else fails, there are recruitment agencies out there… 2STEP
- 25. Step 3 Test!
- 26. What you’ll need 3STEP
- 27. What it wouldn’t hurt to have: • Recording software • Snacks & drinks 3STEP
- 29. Thinking out loud 3STEP
- 30. Facilitator’s Phrases • What are you looking at right now? • Can you tell me more about…? • What did you think would happen when…? • What would you do if I wasn’t here? • This is very helpful. 3STEP
- 31. Staying on track 3STEP
- 32. Observers 3STEP
- 33. Observers 3STEP
- 34. Observers 3STEP
- 35. Observers 3STEP
- 36. Observers 3STEP
- 40. And there’s more 3STEP
- 41. Step 4 Debrief & Analyze
- 42. Use the Rubric 4STEP
- 43. Triage 4STEP
- 44. Step 5 Make Changes
- 45. Something is better than nothing 5STEP
- 48. But what about…
- 49. Cloze Test If you want to __________ out whether your site __________ understand your content, you __________ test it with them.
- 51. Card Sorting
- 53. Surveys
- 54. Analytics
- 55. Go forth and test! usabilitypopuplab.com www.meetup.com/ uxchambana/