October 28 – Testing

Class Topics

  • Usability Testing (see example of test plan from SUNY Oswego web team)
    • Test regularly and at all phases
    • Test tasks
    • Ask tester to talk about their thoughts out loud
    • Time tasks and make observations about hesitations or confusion
    • Each test should have a facilitator and a note taker in addtion to the tester
    • Critique should be kept separate from usability testing
  • Sentence-level markup review (group challenge)
  • Quick revision to posters before printing.

Reminder: Wednesday is advisment day in the art department, so it will be a work day. Art students who need advisement are encouraged to participate in the advisement session during our class period.