Usability testing: a review of some methodological and technical aspects of the method

• Published in: International journal of medical informatics (Shannon, Ireland) Vol. 79; no. 4; pp. e18 - e23
• Main Author: Bastien, J.M. Christian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.04.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Automatic capture; Cognitive science; Computer Science; Diary; Empirical user test; France; Human-Computer Interaction; Humanities and Social Sciences; Internal Medicine; Log files; Medical Informatics Applications; Mobile applications; Other; Psychology; Remote usability evaluation; Software; Software Design; Software Validation; Usability testing; Usability testing tools; User centered design; User events; User testing; User traces; Users; France; User traces; Log files; Usability testing tools; User centered design; Users; Mobile applications; Diary; User events; Usability testing; User testing; Empirical user test; Automatic capture; Remote usability evaluation
• ISSN: 1386-5056; 1872-8243
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2008.12.004

Abstract The aim of this paper is to review some work conducted in the field of user testing that aims at specifying or clarifying the test procedures and at defining and developing tools to help conduct user tests. The topics that have been selected were considered relevant for evaluating applications in the field of medical and health care informatics. These topics are: the number of participants that should take part in a user test, the test procedure, remote usability evaluation, usability testing tools, and evaluating mobile applications.