The Think-aloud Method for Evaluating the Usability of a Regional Atlas

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15310%2F23%3A73618323" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15310/23:73618323 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/12/3/95" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/12/3/95</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijgi12030095" target="_blank" >10.3390/ijgi12030095</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Think-aloud Method for Evaluating the Usability of a Regional Atlas

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The think-aloud method is a widely used method for evaluating the usability of websites and software. However, it can also be used with cartographic products, an area which has been neglected up to now. It is a method in which test participants verbalise all their thought processes aloud. The participants are given a test scenario containing tasks to be completed. The method aims to reveal the participants’ subjective attitudes toward a product in order to evaluate its usability. The present paper describes the use of the think-aloud method to evaluate the usability of a cartographic work—the regional atlas of the Moravian-Silesian Region. The study includes (I) a complete review of the method, based on the studies conducted; (II) testing tools for working with recorded data; (III) designing an experiment for evaluating the usability of the atlas; and (IV) the resulting qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the atlas based on the obtained results. During the study, three approaches were proposed to process and analyse the audio recordings. The first option was to separate the audio recordings into individual annotations and analyse them. The second option was to convert the recordings to text and perform a linguistic analysis. The third supplementary option was to use all the material produced and to analyse it subjectively and retrospectively, from the researcher’s perspective. All three options were used in the final assessment of the atlas. Based on the participants’ statements, any shortcomings in the studied atlas were identified for each topic (e.g., non-dominant maps or exceedingly complex infographics), and recommendations for their elimination were proposed.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Think-aloud Method for Evaluating the Usability of a Regional Atlas

Popis výsledku anglicky

The think-aloud method is a widely used method for evaluating the usability of websites and software. However, it can also be used with cartographic products, an area which has been neglected up to now. It is a method in which test participants verbalise all their thought processes aloud. The participants are given a test scenario containing tasks to be completed. The method aims to reveal the participants’ subjective attitudes toward a product in order to evaluate its usability. The present paper describes the use of the think-aloud method to evaluate the usability of a cartographic work—the regional atlas of the Moravian-Silesian Region. The study includes (I) a complete review of the method, based on the studies conducted; (II) testing tools for working with recorded data; (III) designing an experiment for evaluating the usability of the atlas; and (IV) the resulting qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the atlas based on the obtained results. During the study, three approaches were proposed to process and analyse the audio recordings. The first option was to separate the audio recordings into individual annotations and analyse them. The second option was to convert the recordings to text and perform a linguistic analysis. The third supplementary option was to use all the material produced and to analyse it subjectively and retrospectively, from the researcher’s perspective. All three options were used in the final assessment of the atlas. Based on the participants’ statements, any shortcomings in the studied atlas were identified for each topic (e.g., non-dominant maps or exceedingly complex infographics), and recommendations for their elimination were proposed.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50103 - Cognitive sciences

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA23-06187S" target="_blank" >GA23-06187S: Identifikace bariér v procesu komunikace prostorových sociálně-demografických informací</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information

ISSN

2220-9964

e-ISSN

2220-9964

Svazek periodika

12

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

25

Strana od-do

"95-1"-"95-25"

Kód UT WoS článku

000955497700001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85151535898