A Practical Guide to Usability Testing
Published in March 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-89391-991-7 (ISBN)
Description
In this volume, the authors begin by defining usability, advocating and explaining the methods of usability engineering and reviewing many techniques for assessing and assuring usablity throughout the development process. They then follow all the steps in planning and conducting a usability test, analyzing data and using the results to improve both products and processes. Using examples from many types of products and tests, the book discusses the full range of testing options from quick studies with few subjects to more formal tests with carefully designed controls. The authors discuss the place of usability laboratories in testing as well as the skills needed to conduct a test. Included are forms to use or modify to conduct a usability test, as well as layouts of existing labs that should help the reader build his or her own.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Intellect
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
indexes
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
755 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-89391-991-7 (9780893919917)
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New editions
Joseph S. Dumas | Janice C. Redish
A Practical Guide to Usability Testing
Book
01/1999
Intellect Books
€49.50
Article is exhausted; no reprint
Content
Part 1 Concerning usability: introducing usability; introducing usability testing; uncovering usability needs before you design; basing designs on expertise in human-computer interaction; evaluating usability throughout design and development; establishing a usability programme in your organization. Part 2 Planning and preparing for a usability test: planning a usability test; defining your goals and concerns; deciding who should be test participants; recruiting participants; selecting and organizing tasks to test; creating test scenarios; deciding how to measure usability; preparing test materials; preparing the test environments; preparing the test team; conducting a pilot test. Part 3 Conducting and using the results of a usability test: caring for the test participants; conducting the test; tabulating and analyzing data; recommending changes; communicating the results; preparing a highlight tape; changing the product and the process; appendix A - building a usability lab; appendix B - a list of organizations and journals concerned with human-computer interaction.