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Moderar un test de usuarios
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WANT TO LEARN MORE?
HERE ARE SOME RESOURCES AT THE USERFOCUS WEB SITE
THAT WILL HELP YOU LEARN MORE ABOUT USABILITY TEST
MODERATION.
MEASURING SATISFACTION: BEYOND THE USABILITY
QUESTIONNAIRE
MOST USABILITY TESTS CULMINATE WITH A SHORT
QUESTIONNAIRE THAT ASKS THE PARTICIPANT TO RATE,
USUALLY ON A 5- OR 7-POINT SCALE, VARIOUS
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM. EXPERIENCE SHOWS THAT
PARTICIPANTS ARE RELUCTANT TO BE CRITICAL OF A SYSTEM,
NO MATTER HOW DIFFICULT THEY FOUND THE TASKS. THIS
ARTICLE DESCRIBES A GUIDED INTERVIEW TECHNIQUE THAT
OVERCOMES THIS PROBLEM BASED ON A WORD LIST OF OVER
100 ADJECTIVES. WE ALSO INCLUDE A SPREADSHEET TO
GENERATE AND RANDOMISE THE WORD LIST.
http://www.userfocus.co.uk/articles/satisfaction.html
WHY YOU SHOULDN'T ASK “WHY?” IN A USABILITY TEST
THIS YEAR MARKS AN IMPORTANT ANNIVERSARY FOR PEOPLE
WHO MODERATE USABILITY TESTS. IN A CLASSIC STUDY
CARRIED OUT EXACTLY 30 YEARS AGO, PSYCHOLOGISTS SHOWED
THAT PEOPLE ARE VERY POOR AT EXPLAINING THE REASONS
BEHIND THEIR CHOICES. THIS IS WHY USABILITY TESTS
FOCUS ON WHAT PEOPLE DO, NOT ON WHAT PEOPLE SAY. SO
WHY DO SO MANY USABILITY TEST MODERATORS CONTINUE TO
ASK PARTICIPANTS, "WHY"?
http://www.userfocus.co.uk/articles/askingwhy.html
TRAINING COURSES
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR LEARNING TO THE NEXT LEVEL,
ATTEND ONE OF OUR TRAINING COURSES ON USABILITY. WE
RUN SCHEDULED COURSES ON USABILITY EVERY MONTH AT OUR
HEAD OFFICE IN LONDON.
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO USABILITY TESTING
FOR PEOPLE IN DESIGN TEAMS WHO WANT TO GAIN CONFIDENCE
IN USABILITY TESTING, “A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO USABILITY
TESTING” IS A 1-DAY WORKSHOP THAT SHOWS DELEGATES HOW
TO OBTAIN CUSTOMER FEEDBACK ON PROTOTYPES AND FINISHED
PRODUCTS. UNLIKE LECTURE-BASED COURSES, DELEGATES GET
PRACTICAL, HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE MODERATING AND LOGGING
USABILITY TESTS.
http://www.userfocus.co.uk/training/usabilitytest.html
WWW.USERFOCUS.CO.UK
helpdesk@userfocus.co.uk
WHAT EVERY USABILITY TEST MODERATOR OUGHT TO KNOW
ABOUT GOOD LISTENING
MODERATION SEEMS EFFORTLESS BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE
TO GOOD LISTENING THAN OPENING YOUR EARS. HERE ARE
15 SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE YOUR OWN LISTENING
SKILLS.
http://www.userfocus.co.uk/articles/listening.html
WRITING THE PERFECT PARTICIPANT SCREENER
"KNOW THY USER" IS THE FIRST PRINCIPLE OF
USABILITY, SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU INVOLVE THE
RIGHT KIND OF PEOPLE IN YOUR USABILITY STUDY.
THESE 8 TIPS FOR SCREENING PARTICIPANTS WILL SHOW
YOU HOW TO RECRUIT ARTICULATE, REPRESENTATIVE
USERS FOR YOUR RESEARCH, QUICKLY FILTER OUT THE
PEOPLE YOU DON'T WANT AND HELP YOU AVOID THE
DREADED "NO SHOW".
http://www.userfocus.co.uk/articles/screeners.html
USABILITY TEST PLAN TOOLKIT
THIS EBOOK CONTAINS ALL YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOU'RE FULLY PREPARED FOR YOUR NEXT USABILITY
TEST. THE DOCUMENT INCLUDES EASY TO CUSTOMISE
USABILITY TEST FORMS, SUCH AS SCREENERS, A
DISCUSSION GUIDE, QUESTIONNAIRES AND DATA LOGGING
SHEETS.
http://www.userfocus.co.uk/articles/testplan.html
MEASURING THE USABILITY OF EVERYDAY PRODUCTS
ISO HAVE RELEASED A NEW STANDARD FOR MEASURING THE
USABILITY OF EVERY DAY PRODUCTS, LIKE TICKET
MACHINES, MOBILE PHONES AND DIGITAL CAMERAS. THIS
STANDARD, ISO 20282, INCLUDES TEST METHODS FOR
QUANTIFYING THE USABILITY OF CONSUMER PRODUCTS TO
ENSURE THEY MEET A PRE-DEFINED QUALITY LEVEL. THIS
DEVELOPMENT IS EXCITING BECAUSE THE STANDARD'S
FOCUS ON USABILITY MEASUREMENT REFLECTS A SEA
CHANGE IN THE EVOLVING PRACTICE OF USABILITY. IN
THE OLD WORLD, USABILITY SPECIALISTS JUST FOUND
USABILITY PROBLEMS WITH A DESIGN. IN THE NEW
WORLD, USABILITY SPECIALISTS ALSO ANSWER THE
QUESTION: "HOW USABLE IS THIS DESIGN?"
http://www.userfocus.co.uk/articles/ISO20282.html

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Moderar un test de usuarios

  • 13. WANT TO LEARN MORE? HERE ARE SOME RESOURCES AT THE USERFOCUS WEB SITE THAT WILL HELP YOU LEARN MORE ABOUT USABILITY TEST MODERATION. MEASURING SATISFACTION: BEYOND THE USABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE MOST USABILITY TESTS CULMINATE WITH A SHORT QUESTIONNAIRE THAT ASKS THE PARTICIPANT TO RATE, USUALLY ON A 5- OR 7-POINT SCALE, VARIOUS CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM. EXPERIENCE SHOWS THAT PARTICIPANTS ARE RELUCTANT TO BE CRITICAL OF A SYSTEM, NO MATTER HOW DIFFICULT THEY FOUND THE TASKS. THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES A GUIDED INTERVIEW TECHNIQUE THAT OVERCOMES THIS PROBLEM BASED ON A WORD LIST OF OVER 100 ADJECTIVES. WE ALSO INCLUDE A SPREADSHEET TO GENERATE AND RANDOMISE THE WORD LIST. http://www.userfocus.co.uk/articles/satisfaction.html WHY YOU SHOULDN'T ASK “WHY?” IN A USABILITY TEST THIS YEAR MARKS AN IMPORTANT ANNIVERSARY FOR PEOPLE WHO MODERATE USABILITY TESTS. IN A CLASSIC STUDY CARRIED OUT EXACTLY 30 YEARS AGO, PSYCHOLOGISTS SHOWED THAT PEOPLE ARE VERY POOR AT EXPLAINING THE REASONS BEHIND THEIR CHOICES. THIS IS WHY USABILITY TESTS FOCUS ON WHAT PEOPLE DO, NOT ON WHAT PEOPLE SAY. SO WHY DO SO MANY USABILITY TEST MODERATORS CONTINUE TO ASK PARTICIPANTS, "WHY"? http://www.userfocus.co.uk/articles/askingwhy.html TRAINING COURSES IF YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR LEARNING TO THE NEXT LEVEL, ATTEND ONE OF OUR TRAINING COURSES ON USABILITY. WE RUN SCHEDULED COURSES ON USABILITY EVERY MONTH AT OUR HEAD OFFICE IN LONDON. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO USABILITY TESTING FOR PEOPLE IN DESIGN TEAMS WHO WANT TO GAIN CONFIDENCE IN USABILITY TESTING, “A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO USABILITY TESTING” IS A 1-DAY WORKSHOP THAT SHOWS DELEGATES HOW TO OBTAIN CUSTOMER FEEDBACK ON PROTOTYPES AND FINISHED PRODUCTS. UNLIKE LECTURE-BASED COURSES, DELEGATES GET PRACTICAL, HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE MODERATING AND LOGGING USABILITY TESTS. http://www.userfocus.co.uk/training/usabilitytest.html WWW.USERFOCUS.CO.UK helpdesk@userfocus.co.uk WHAT EVERY USABILITY TEST MODERATOR OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT GOOD LISTENING MODERATION SEEMS EFFORTLESS BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE TO GOOD LISTENING THAN OPENING YOUR EARS. HERE ARE 15 SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE YOUR OWN LISTENING SKILLS. http://www.userfocus.co.uk/articles/listening.html WRITING THE PERFECT PARTICIPANT SCREENER "KNOW THY USER" IS THE FIRST PRINCIPLE OF USABILITY, SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU INVOLVE THE RIGHT KIND OF PEOPLE IN YOUR USABILITY STUDY. THESE 8 TIPS FOR SCREENING PARTICIPANTS WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO RECRUIT ARTICULATE, REPRESENTATIVE USERS FOR YOUR RESEARCH, QUICKLY FILTER OUT THE PEOPLE YOU DON'T WANT AND HELP YOU AVOID THE DREADED "NO SHOW". http://www.userfocus.co.uk/articles/screeners.html USABILITY TEST PLAN TOOLKIT THIS EBOOK CONTAINS ALL YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE FULLY PREPARED FOR YOUR NEXT USABILITY TEST. THE DOCUMENT INCLUDES EASY TO CUSTOMISE USABILITY TEST FORMS, SUCH AS SCREENERS, A DISCUSSION GUIDE, QUESTIONNAIRES AND DATA LOGGING SHEETS. http://www.userfocus.co.uk/articles/testplan.html MEASURING THE USABILITY OF EVERYDAY PRODUCTS ISO HAVE RELEASED A NEW STANDARD FOR MEASURING THE USABILITY OF EVERY DAY PRODUCTS, LIKE TICKET MACHINES, MOBILE PHONES AND DIGITAL CAMERAS. THIS STANDARD, ISO 20282, INCLUDES TEST METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING THE USABILITY OF CONSUMER PRODUCTS TO ENSURE THEY MEET A PRE-DEFINED QUALITY LEVEL. THIS DEVELOPMENT IS EXCITING BECAUSE THE STANDARD'S FOCUS ON USABILITY MEASUREMENT REFLECTS A SEA CHANGE IN THE EVOLVING PRACTICE OF USABILITY. IN THE OLD WORLD, USABILITY SPECIALISTS JUST FOUND USABILITY PROBLEMS WITH A DESIGN. IN THE NEW WORLD, USABILITY SPECIALISTS ALSO ANSWER THE QUESTION: "HOW USABLE IS THIS DESIGN?" http://www.userfocus.co.uk/articles/ISO20282.html