Usability Testing
Quizlet versus Anki
Using performance-based metrics, choose two systems you want to compare.
Assignment Overview
User Research is an important part of User Experience Design. With this assignment, I had to select two systems that are similar or have similar features (e.g., posting a picture) to perform usability testing. Prior to testing with participants, two hypotheses involving task success and time on task had to be made. Additionally, we had to identify which task we plan on testing; the tasks had to be the same for both systems.
Tools
Google Docs
Canva
Google Sheets
Excel
Type
User Research, Usability Testing
Information about how the tasks were going to be tested also had to be included in the report. Testing was measured included:
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Success completion
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Partial competition
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Failure
Inside Scope
User Personas
For each participant I tested, I created personas to help my professor get a better understanding of the reason why certain participants may have not performed as well as others. Additionally, it was easier to create a visual post for these personas as they saved space and allowed for a concise place to put information about participants.
Key Information
Results
With both testing done on Anki and Quizlet, the major takeaway/results include:
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Overall, Anki performed better with total time on task compared to Quizlet.
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However, Quizlet had a better success rate with the tasks than Anki did.
Anki Task Success Rate
Quizlet Task Success Rate
