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1 - Getting your users unlost
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2 - Tree testing - a quick intro
- What is tree testing?
- Why run a tree test?
- When should we do a tree test?
- How long will it take?
- Which types of sites are most suitable?
- What are the basic steps?
- Chapter 2 - key points
3 - IA in the design process
- How does IA fit into design?
- How does tree testing fit into design?
- The research phase
- The design phase: creating new trees
- The design phase: going wide
- The design phase: going deep
- Putting it all together
- Comparing to other IA methods
- Chapter 3 - key points
4 - Planning a tree test
- Why are we running this test?
- How many rounds of testing?
- Which trees will we test?
- Who will we test?
- When will we test?
- Where will we test?
- Who will do what?
- How will we handle problems?
- Documenting our plan
- Chapter 4 - key points
- Which tool will we use?
5 - Creating trees
- Basing new trees on research
- Common schemes to organize sites
- Combining and flipping schemes
- Wide/shallow vs. narrow/deep
- Labelling and terminology
- Team-sourcing ideas
- Roughing out alternative trees
- Picking candidate trees to test
- Posing questions about tree elements
- More on creating trees
- Chapter 5 - key points
6 - Preparing a tree for testing
- Working in an electronic format
- Which part of the tree?
- Which headings to include/exclude?
- Spotting missing content
- Dealing with shortcuts and duplicated content
- Breaking up double-level topics
- Using link names instead of page titles
- What to call “Home”
- Transferring the tree to a testing app
- Chapter 6 - key points
7 - Writing tasks
- Which tasks to include?
- How many tasks?
- Mapping tasks to the tree
- Different tasks for different user groups
- Collaborating on tasks
- Writing a good task
- Identifying correct answers
- Entering tasks and their answers
- Randomizing the order of tasks
- Letting participants skip tasks
- Asking questions after a task
- Chapter 7 - key points
8 - Setting up a test
- Naming the test
- Disguising the test address
- Selecting languages
- Password-protecting the test
- Setting closing rules
- Redirecting after the test
- Setting up the tree and tasks
- Writing supporting text
- Adding survey questions
- Choosing a visual look
- Providing a support contact
- Alerting the organization about our study
- Chapter 8 - key points
9 - Recruiting participants
- How many participants?
- Different user groups
- Using web ads
- Using email lists
- Using social media
- Using commercial panels
- Using integrated recruitment tools
- Other ways to recruit
- Dealing with selection bias
- Coordinating audiences and channels
- Screening for specific participants
- Restricting access with a password
- Writing a good invitation
- Offering incentives
- Recruiting for in-person sessions
- Chapter 9 - key points
10 - Piloting the test
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11 - Running the test
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12 - Analyzing results
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13 - Communicating results
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14 - Revising and re-testing
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