A case study: developing a remote, rapid, and automated usability testing methodology for on-line books

Author

Scholtz, J.

Author_Institution

Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA

Volume

Track2

fYear

1999

fDate

5-8 Jan. 1999

Abstract

Describes a case study of a usability test of an online engineering statistics handbook. The case study was conducted with two goals: to determine usability issues affecting the use of the handbook and to determine if a kiosk-based testing methodology would be feasible. The paper outlines the design of the experiment and describes the lessons learned, with respect to the design of online books and the design of kiosk-based tests for online books. The kiosk-based test was conducted twice. In the first instance, usability engineers were present to monitor the experiment. In the second condition, the design team monitored the experiment. The results from the two groups are compared.

Keywords

electronic publishing; engineering computing; human factors; testing; automated usability testing methodology; case study; design team; engineering statistics handbook; experiment monitoring; kiosk-based testing methodology; online books; usability engineers; Automatic testing; Books; Computer aided software engineering; Ear; Identity-based encryption; NIST; Software tools; Statistical analysis; Usability; Web pages;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Systems Sciences, 1999. HICSS-32. Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Hawaii International Conference on

Conference_Location

Maui, HI, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7695-0001-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.1999.772666

Filename

772666