Usability Testing Prep
Overview
Today we’re going to do some usability testing on your websites!
Basic Learning Objectives
Before class, you should be able to:
- Define usability testing
- Explain the basic setup of a usability test
Advanced Learning Objectives
After class, you should be able to:
- Conduct an informal usability test
Readings
To achieve the basic learning objectives, read the following:
- Wikipedia article on Usability Testing
Checks
On the Usability Testing Tasks Google Doc, post a task that a user should be able to accomplish on your team’s website (in your team’s section) as well as submitting to Moodle.
- Remember that these should be general things that the user wants to accomplish, such as You love water type Pokemon and want to find the best team of water Pokemon. You should not include specific instructions on how to accomplish the task, that’s what you are trying to test!