Title :
A case study: developing a remote, rapid, and automated usability testing methodology for on-line books
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1999.772666
