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DECIDE Framework
DECIDE Framework
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Theaims
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Evaluationparadigm
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Userstudies
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Evaluationparadigms
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Quickanddirty
Quickanddirtyevaluationdescribesthe commonpracticeinwhichdesigners informallygetfeedbackfromusersor consultantstoconfirmthattheirideasare inlinewithusers'needsandareliked Quickanddirtyevaluationsaredoneany time Theemphasisisonfastinputtothedesign processratherthancarefullydocumented findings
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Usabilitytesting
Usabilitytestinginvolvesrecordingtypical users'performanceontypicaltasksin controlledsettings. Astheusersperformthesetaskstheyare watched&recordedonvideo&theirkey pressesandmouseclicksarelogged Thisdataisusedtocalculateperformance times,identifyerrors&helpexplainwhy usersdidwhattheydid Usersatisfactionquestionnaires& interviewsareusedtoelicitusers'opinions
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Fieldstudies
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Predictiveevaluation
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Overviewoftechniques
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DECIDE:aframeworktoguide evaluation
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Determinethegoals
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Explorethequestions
Allevaluationsneedgoals&questionstoguide themsotimeisnotwastedonilldefinedstudies Forexample,thegoaloffindingouthowmany customersprefertopurchasepaperairlinetickets ratherthaneticketscanbebrokendowninto subquestions: Whatarethecustomers'attitudestothesenew tickets? Aretheyconcernedaboutsecurity? Istheinterfaceforobtainingthempoor? Whatquestionsmightyouaskaboutthedesignof acellphone?
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Choosetheevaluationparadigm &techniques
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Identifypracticalissues
Forexample,howto:
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Decideonethicalissues
Developaninformedconsentform Participantshavearightto:
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Evaluate,interpretandpresent data
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PilotStudies
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Keypoints
Anevaluationparadigmisanapproachthatis influencedbyparticulartheoriesandphilosophies Fivecategoriesoftechniqueswereidentified: observingusers,askingusers,askingexperts,user testing,modelingusers TheDECIDEframeworkhassixparts: Determinetheoverallgoals Explorethequestionsthatsatisfythegoals Choosetheparadigmandtechniques Identifythepracticalissues Decideontheethicalissues Evaluatewaystoanalyzeandpresentdata DOAPILOTSTUDY
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