Usability testing

: Usability testing

Specifications : 2 Pages , 3 Sources , MLA Style

: language It 's time for some hands-on work in usability testing . As your Project assignment for this module , you are to review the following three websites in terms of usability

To help structure your review , you may want to use the checklist provided at HYPERLINK "http /www .bunnyfoot .com /freestuff /articles /usability /usabilitychecklis t .html http /www .bunnyfoot .com /freestuff /articles /usability /usabilitychecklist .html but we 're more interested in your overall informed judgment than a numerical score

HYPERLINK "http

/www .usability .gov " http /www .usability .gov

HYPERLINK "http /www .transparencynow .com /index .html http /www .transparencynow .com /index .html

HYPERLINK "http /www .useit .com /jakob " http /www .useit .com /jakob

When you 're done reviewing them , write up a short paragraph on each describing your assessment of their usability as you understand it (be sure to be explicit about your criteria . Be specific about what features are and are not usable and why . Where something is low on usability , offer your suggestions as to what might improve it

Finish with a summary paragraph describing the overall process of usability assessment as you experienced

No . Criteria Usablity .gov Transparencynow .com Useit .com

Efficiency

Very good Average Good

Learnability

Very Good Average Good

Satisfaction

Very Good Average Average

Errors

No Errors Errors Few Errors

Utility

Very Good Average Average

Accessibility

Very Good Average Average

User-friendly design

Good Poor Poor

Relevant information

Very Good Average Good

Author 's /Organizations name and the Credentials of the author

Yes No Yes The Usability .gov website appears very user-friendly , simple and enables the user to perform the activities mentioned . The user can easily follow and perform the tasks mentioned in the website . The user is very much satisfied whilst navigating through the website . The errors present on the website are minimal , and if removed could help to improve the quality of the website further . Relevant information is put under relevant headings . The Graphics present in the website are minimal , and hence providing more graphics would definitely make the website appear more attractive . The author 's name and the credentials are not mentioned . However , the organization 's name has not been mentioned . The date of authoring and updating the webpage has not been mentioned . If this data is provided , it would definitely help the user to determine if the information is current . Overall , the website appears to be very good in quality

The Transparencynow .com website is efficient , and the information provided appears to be simple and easy to follow only to a certain extent . The user may not be very much satisfied with the content put on the website . A few errors may be present on the website which would be definitely interfering with the quality . The website does appear to be user-friendly to a reasonable extent . In several places on the website irrelevant information is present which would definitely lower the quality standards . The graphics and the design of the website do...