Web Advisory Group

Usability Testing

Test schedule:

1. Demo of usability process:
   Tues., Feb. 23, 10:30am to 11:30am, Dewey Electronic Classroom
   or Wed., Feb. 24, 3:15-4:15pm, Dewey Electronic Classroom
2. Discussion notes from demo meeting
3. Observer training meeting:
   Tues., Mar. 2, 2-3pm (Barker Conference Room)
4. Conduct individual tests:
   anytime between March 8 and March 26
5. Observer follow-up meeting:
   Mon., March 29, 2-4pm (Rotch seminar room - on lower level)

Volunteer testers (aim for 30, hope to test 25)

undergrad students: 8
(we'll include a few users with disabilities of various sorts)
(we'll include some whose first language is not English)


grad students: 8
(we'll include a few users with disabilities of various sorts)
(we'll include some whose first language is not English)

faculty: 5 (we'll aim for a balance of senior and junior faculty)

researchers: 3

MIT staff/admin: 3

library staff: 3

Volunteer observers
Observer sign-up sheet

1. Nataly Reed
2. Poping Lin
3. Diane d'Almeida
4. Diann Smothers
5. Shana Gass
6. Jim Eggleston
7. Nicole Hennig
8. Wayne Jones
9. Marlene Manoff
10. Stephanie Hartman

Observer instructions

Test Questions:

• Test A: observer worksheets
• Test A: large-size questions
• Test B: observer worksheets
• Test B: large-size questions

Test results - available early in April

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Last updated March 2, 1999, by Nicole Hennig

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