Re: User test

Corey L. Carlson (corey@itlabs.umn.edu)
Mon, 23 Feb 1998 15:54:06 -0600 (CST)

From: "Corey L. Carlson" <corey@itlabs.umn.edu>
Message-Id: <199802232154.PAA09528@trout.itlabs.umn.edu>
Subject: Re: User test
In-Reply-To: <199802232151.PAA02233@brutus.network.com> from "David S. Cargo" at "Feb 23, 98 03:51:02 pm"
To: escargo@anubis.network.com (David S. Cargo)
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 15:54:06 -0600 (CST)

> If I understand what we want to do, we give our test subjects tasks,
> not scenarios. As developers, we know what the scenarios are. We
> want to find out what paths users take to accomplish the tasks,
> and where they have had problems.
>
> dsc
>
>

Correct, we give them the task, but when we are evaluating it helps to
have the scenario in mind to gauge (sp?) progress...

clc