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Observation

The test administrator sat behind and to the side of each participant in order to observe both the terminal screen and the user's actions. Each occurrence of unexpected behaviour and each comment / action / inaction that was relevant to system usability was noted on the data collection form. User actions and the various stages of the search session were noted, to act as situational reminders during the post-test interview.



PAYNE A
Wed Jul 3 14:11:32 BST 1996