Usability Test Planning
Sample Usability Test Tasks
Task
This is the homepage of a Web site dedicated to "Topic X" issues. Please give me your initial reactions to this page.
Feel free to explore this page as you normally would. You can scroll around
with your mouse, but please don't click on anything just yet.
Facilitator will ask:
- Have you ever seen this Web site before?
- Please give me your initial impressions about the layout of this page
and what you think of the colors, graphics, photos, etc.
- Without clicking on anything yet, please describe the options you see
on the home page and what you think they do. Feel free to move around the
page, but again I will ask you not to click on anything right
now.
- Without clicking on anything yet, if you were exploring, what would you
click on first?
- Why did you decide to click that first?
- What do you think is the purpose of this site?
- Who do you think this site is intended for?
- Whose Web site is this?
Task
I'm going to give you five minutes to freely explore this Web
site. You may go anywhere you would like to go on the Web site, but please
remember to speak aloud as you do so. I will tell you when the five minutes
are up.
Task
Your friend Jane mentions hearing about something called
"Topic X" but he isn't sure what it is. Using this
Web site, determine whether or not it contains information that would address
Jane's question.
When you feel you have completed this task, please say so.
Task
You would like to to know when this Web site is updated with new content. What can you do?
When you feel you have completed this task, please say so.
Task
You teach a science class for 9th grade students and would like classroom exercises pertaining to "Topic X". Is there relevant information on this web site to help you?
Task
You want to send an electronic postcard to a friend. Using this web site, find out if this is possible and if so, go ahead and send the postcard.
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