Piloting Materials for Dissertation

A usability study to create experimental materials for my dissertation that are appropriately designed to answer research questions

Think Aloud | Memory Test | Rating Scales | Survey

Highlights

Identify if a set of materials (stories, memory probes, test questions) were suitable for my dissertation.

Ensure that people needed to refer to memory for the stories to answer test questions.

Identify inferences people make when reading the stories.

Think Aloud Study

Memory Test

Rating Scales

Survey

Reported inferences during the first two phases of the study were used to make recommended changes to materials.

Test questions that people could answer without reading the test were changed.

Several pain points were identified in think aloud study and solutions were proposed.

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I was the sole researcher for this study. I was in charge of all aspects of research including:

Identifying appropriate methods and creating surveys

Participant recruitment

Analyzing data

Converting observations into recommendations

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