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Moderating usability tests: principles and practices for interacting

"Presents the ten 'golden rules' that maximize every session's value; offers targeted advice on how to maintain objectivity; discusses the ethical considerations that apply in all usability testing; explains how to reduce the stress that participants often feel; considers the spe...

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Main Authors:	Dumas, Joseph S. (Author), Loring, Beth A. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam [u.a.] Elsevier, Morgan Kaufmann 2008
Series:	The Morgan Kaufmann series in interactive technologies
Subjects:	Ergonomie cognitive Interaction homme-machine (Informatique) Interfaces utilisateurs (Informatique) Human-computer interaction User interfaces (Computer systems) > Testing Schnittstelle Mensch-Maschine-Kommunikation
Online Access:	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:	"Presents the ten 'golden rules' that maximize every session's value; offers targeted advice on how to maintain objectivity; discusses the ethical considerations that apply in all usability testing; explains how to reduce the stress that participants often feel; considers the special requirements of remote usability testing; demonstrates good and bad moderating techniques with laboratory videos accessible from the publisher's companion web site."--Publisher description.
Physical Description:	XVII, 185 S.

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adam_text	MODERATING USABILITY TESTS PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR INTERACTING JOSEPH S. DUMAS BETH A. LORING AMSTERDAM * BOSTON * HEIDELBERG * LONDON NEW YORK * OXFORD * PARIS * SAN DIEGO ^ ^ * SAN FRANCISCO * SINGAPORE * SYDNEY * TOKYO W^M K.^ MORGAN KAUFMANN IS AN IMPRINT OF ELSEVIER MORGAN KAUFMANN PUBLISHERS CONTENTS PREFACE XIII ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XV ABOUT THE AUTHORS XVII CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION L 1.1 WHY THIS BOOK? 1 1.2 WHAT IS USABILITY TESTING? 2 1.3 THE IMPORTANCE OF MODERATING SKILLS 3 1.4 THE GOLDEN RULES OF MODERATING 3 1.5 CULTURAL POINTS OF VIEW 4 1.6 ABOUT THE SIDEBARS IN THIS BOOK 4 1.7 ABOUT THE VIDEOS THAT ACCOMPANY THIS BOOK 4 1.8 ABOUT THE COMPANION WEB SITE 5 CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED AS A TEST MODERATOR 7 2.1 WHAT MAKES A GREAT MODERATOR? 7 2.1.1 UNDERSTANDING USABILITY TESTING 7 2.1.2 THE BASICS OF INTERACTING 8 2.1.3 THE ABILITY TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A RAPPORT 8 2.1.4 LOTS OF PRACTICE 9 2.2 ROLES OF A MODERATOR 9 2.2.1 THE GRACIOUS HOST 9 2.2.2 THE LEADER 10 2.2.3 THE NEUTRAL OBSERVER 10 2.2.4 OTHER POSSIBLE ROLES 11 2.2.5 WHEN ROLES CHANGE 11 2.2.6 WHEN ROLES CONFLICT 11 2.3 TESTING LOCATIONS 12 2.4 TEST PREPARATION 12 2.4.1 PLANNING AHEAD 12 2.4.2 PLANNING FOR MANY TASKS 14 2.4.3 UNDERSTANDING THE DOMAIN AND PRODUCT 15 2.5 LUMP-STARTING YOUR MODERATING SKILLS 15 2.5.1 SIX THINGS YOU CAN DO FIRST 15 2.5.2 THE BIG CHALLENGES 16 CHAPTER3 GOLDEN RULES 1 THROUGH 5 19 3.1 RULE 1: DECIDE HOW TO INTERACT BASED ON THE PURPOSE OF THE TEST 20 VUE VIII CONTENTS 3.1.1 THE TYPE OF TEST 20 3.1.2 THE PRODUCT S STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT 21 3.1.3 RELATIONSHIP WITH DEVELOPERS 22 3.2 RULE 2: PROTECT PARTICIPANTS RIGHTS 23 3.2.1 COMPENSATION 23 3.2.2 INFORMED CONSENT 23 3.2.3 CONFIDENTIALITY 24 3.2.4 BALANCE OF PURPOSE AND RISK 26 3.2.5 PRIORITIES 26 3.3 RULE 3: REMEMBER YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FUTURE USERS 26 3.3.1 LETTING PARTICIPANTS STRUGGLE 27 3.3.2 CONFLICTING RESPONSIBILITIES 28 3.4 RULE 4: RESPECT THE PARTICIPANTS AS EXPERTS, BUT REMAIN IN CHARGE 28 3.4.1 CONTROLLING LOGISTICS AND PACING 28 3.4.2 STOPPING UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR 29 3.4.3 DEALING WITH UNCERTAINTY 29 3.4.4 PROJECTING AUTHORITY 30 3.4.5 DISPELLING NEGATIVITY 31 3.4.6 MANAGING VISITORS 32 3.5 RULE 5: BE PROFESSIONAL, WHICH INCLUDES BEING GENUINE 33 3.5.1 DOS FOR MAKING AND MAINTAINING A CONNECTION 33 3.5.2 DON TS FOR MAKING AND MAINTAINING A CONNECTION 35 3.5.3 WHEN YOU RE NOT IN THE ROOM 37 CHAPTER4 GOLDEN RULES6THROUGH 10 39 4.1 RULE 6: LET THE PARTICIPANTS SPEAK! 39 4.1.1 SPEAKERSHIP 40 4.1.2 APPROPRIATE INTERRUPTIONS 40 4.1.3 JUDICIOUS SPEAKING 41 4.1.4 SILENT COMMUNICATION 41 4.2 RULE 7: REMEMBER THAT YOUR INTUITION CAN HURT AND HELP YOU 42 4.2.1 YOUR INTUITION CAN HURT YOU 42 4.2.2 YOUR INTUITION CAN HELP YOU 42 4.3 RULE 8: BE UNBIASED 43 4.3.1 USE AN UNBIASED TEST SCRIPT 43 4.3.2 USE UNBIASED QUESTIONS 44 4.3.3 KEEP ANSWERS UNBIASED 45 4.3.4 WATCH NONVERBAL CUES 45 CONTENTS IX 4.4 RULE 9: DON T GIVE AWAY INFORMATION INADVERTENTLY 46 4.4.1 GIVING AN ASSIST 46 4.4.2 EXPLAINING THE DESIGNER S INTENT OR BEING DEFENSIVE 47 4.4.3 RECORDING ALL SUGGESTIONS 48 4.5 RULE 10: WATCH YOURSELF TO KEEP SHARP 48 CHAPTER 5 INITIAL CONTACTS 51 5.1 RECRUITING 51 5.1.1 CONTACTING PARTICIPANTS 52 5.1.2 ADVERTISING 53 5.1.3 EXPLAINING THE TEST 54 5.1.4 SCREENING CANDIDATES 57 5.1.5 CONFIRMING APPOINTMENTS 59 5.2 WHEN PARTICIPANTS ARRIVE 59 5.2.1 GREETING PARTICIPANTS 60 5.2.2 CREATING COMFORT 60 5.2.3 OBTAINING INFORMED CONSENT 61 5.3 THE PRETEST BRIEFING 64 5.3.1 PREPARING YOURSELF 64 5.3.2 PREPARING PARTICIPANTS 64 5.3.3 USING A SCRIPT OR CHECKLIST 65 5.3.4 PRACTICING THE THINK-ALOUD TECHNIQUE 66 5.3.5 CONFIRMING THAT PARTICIPANTS ARE READY 67 5.4 TRANSITIONING TO THE TASKS 68 5.4.1 STARTING THE TASKS 68 5.4.2 CONDUCTING A PRETEST INTERVIEW 68 CHAPTER6 INTERACTING DURING THE SESSION 71 6.1 INTERACTING FOR A REASON 71 6.2 KEEPING THEM TALKING 72 6.2.1 PROMPTING AS A REMINDER 72 6.2.2 PROMPTING THE SILENT ONES 73 6.3 WHEN AND HOW TO PROBE 73 6.3.1 PROBING QUESTIONS 74 6.3.2 PLANNED VERSUS SPONTANEOUS PROBES 74 6.3.3 PROBES TO AVOID 75 6.3.4 COMMON PROBES 75 6.4 PROVIDING ENCOURAGEMENT 76 6.4.1 ENCOURAGING STATEMENTS TO AVOID 76 6.4.2 COMMON ENCOURAGING STATEMENTS 77 6.5 DEALING WITH FAILURE 77 6.5.1 PARTICIPANTS SELF-BLAME 78 6.5.2 THE MODERATOR S DISTRESS 78 6.5.3 THE PARTICIPANT S DISTRESS 79 6.5.4 RESPONSES TO PARTICIPANTS DISTRESS 80 6.5.5 STOPPING A TEST 81 6.5.6 WHAT YOU SHOULDN T DO WHEN A PARTICIPANT FAILS 82 6.6 PROVIDING ASSISTANCE 83 6.6.1 AN ASSIST 83 6.6.2 GIVING ASSISTANCE 84 6.6.3 INTERVENTIONS VERSUS ASSISTS 85 6.6.4 NOT GIVING ASSISTANCE 85 6.6.5 LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE 86 6.6.6 COMPLETING A TASK FOR A PARTICIPANT 87 6.6.7 MEASURING ASSISTS 88 CHAPTER 7 INTERACTING DURING POST-TEST ACTIVITIES 91 7.1 MAINTAINING YOUR ROLES 91 7.2 DETERMINING THE ORDER OF ACTIVITIES 92 7.3 CLARIFYING THINGS THAT OCCURRED DURING THE TEST 93 7.4 ADMINISTERING RATINGS AND QUESTIONNAIRES 94 7.4.1 QUESTIONNAIRES 94 7.4.2 REASONS BEHIND THE RATINGS 95 7.4.3 ACCURACY OF RATINGS 96 7.5 ASKING OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS 97 7.6 ALLOWING OTHERS TO INTERACT WITH PARTICIPANTS 98 7.7 FINAL ACTIVITIES 100 7.7.1 PROVIDING INCENTIVES 100 7.7.2 ENDING THE SESSION 101 CHAPTER 8 INTERACTING IN A REMOTE TEST SESSION 105 8.1 WHAT IS REMOTE TESTING? 105 8.1.1 SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS TESTING 105 8.1.2 THE TECHNOLOGY 106 8.1.3 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES 107 8.2 PREPARING FOR THE SESSION 109 8.2.1 RECRUITING 109 8.2.2 OBTAINING INFORMED CONSENT AND CONFIDENTIALITY 110 8.2.3 DETERMINING THE EQUIPMENT CANDIDATES HAVE 110 8.2.4 ESTABLISHING WILLINGNESS AND DOWNLOADING SOFTWARE 113 8.3 INTERACTING DURING THE SESSION 114 8.3.1 ESTABLISHING WHAT PARTICIPANTS SEE ON THEIR SCREEN 116 8.3.2 PROVIDING INSTRUCTIONS ON THINKING ALOUD 116 8.3.3 MAKING THE TASK SCENARIOS AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPANTS 117 8.3.4 AVOIDING DEPENDENCIES BETWEEN TASKS 118 8.3.5 MANAGING VISITORS DURING THE SESSION 118 8.3.6 DEALING WITH DISTRACTIONS AT THE PARTICIPANTS END 119 8.3.7 MAKING A CONNECTION DESPITE THE PHYSICAL DISTANCE 121 CHAPTER9 MODERATOR-PARTICIPANTARRANGEMENTS 123 9.1 A BIT OF HISTORY 124 9.2 PHYSICAL ARRANGEMENT 125 9.2.1 THE MODERATOR IN THE TEST ROOM 125 9.2.2 THE MODERATOR NOT IN THE TEST ROOM 126 9.3 BELIEFS ABOUT ARRANGEMENTS 126 9.3.1 PHYSICAL SEPARATION 126 9.3.2 PHYSICAL PROXIMITY 127 9.4 CHOICE OF ARRANGEMENT 128 9.4.1 BEING PHYSICALLY CLOSE TO PARTICIPANTS 128 9.4.2 BEING PHYSICALLY SEPARATED FROM PARTICIPANTS 129 9.5 CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE PRACTITIONER 130 CHAPTER 10 INTERACTING WITH DIVERSE POPULATIONS 133 10.1 GENERAL GUIDELINES 134 10.2 PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES 138 10.2.1 INTERACTING WITH THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED 139 10.2.2 INTERACTING WITH BLIND PARTICIPANTS 140 10.2.3 INTERACTING WITH DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING PARTICIPANTS 143 10.3 THE ELDERLY 145 10.3.1 RECRUITING ELDERS 145 10.3.2 INTERACTING WITH ELDERS 146 10.4 PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOW LITERACY SKILLS 147 10.4.1 FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY 147 10.4.2 INTERACTING WITH FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE PARTICIPANTS 148 10.4.3 TESTING WITH LOW-LITERACY PARTICIPANTS 149 * * &* * ^ I. - . ,S,I --. * - * ,,. $? &$ * * * * ***** XU CONTENTS 10.5 CHILDREN AND TEENS 149 10.5.1 GROUPING CHILDREN BY AGE 150 10.5.2 RECRUITING CHILDREN AND TEENS 150 10.5.3 INTERACTING DURING THE SESSION 152 10.6 PEOPLE FROM OTHER CULTURES 152 10.6.1 INTERACTING WITH PARTICIPANTS FROM THE SAME AND OTHER CULTURES 153 10.6.2 ADAPTING YOUR TECHNIQUES 155 CHAPTER !! INTEGRATING THE VIDEOS 157 11.1 ABOUT THE VIDEOS 157 11.1.1 THE TEST SESSION VIDEOS 157 11.1.2 USE OF THE VIDEOS 158 11.2 CONTENT OF THE VIDEOS 159 11.2.1 VIDEO 1: PRETEST BRIEFING WITH A CHECKLIST 159 11.2.2 VIDEO 2: PRETEST BRIEFING FOLLOWING A SCRIPT 159 11.2.3 VIDEO 3: INTERACTING DURING THE SESSION, EXAMPLE 1 162 11.2.4 VIDEO 4: INTERACTING DURING THE SESSION, EXAMPLE 2 162 11.2.5 VIDEO 5: INTERACTING IN A REMOTE TESTING SITUATION 162 11.2.6 VIDEO 6: POST-TEST INTERVIEW 162 11.3 THE FUTURE OF USABILITY TESTING 162 11.3.1 CURRENT TRENDS 164 11.3.2 WHAT S NEXT? 167 REFERENCES INDEX 169 175
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LORING AMSTERDAM * BOSTON * HEIDELBERG * LONDON NEW YORK * OXFORD * PARIS * SAN DIEGO ^ ^ * SAN FRANCISCO * SINGAPORE * SYDNEY * TOKYO W^M K.^ MORGAN KAUFMANN IS AN IMPRINT OF ELSEVIER MORGAN KAUFMANN PUBLISHERS CONTENTS PREFACE XIII ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XV ABOUT THE AUTHORS XVII CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION L 1.1 WHY THIS BOOK? 1 1.2 WHAT IS USABILITY TESTING? 2 1.3 THE IMPORTANCE OF MODERATING SKILLS 3 1.4 THE GOLDEN RULES OF MODERATING 3 1.5 CULTURAL POINTS OF VIEW 4 1.6 ABOUT THE SIDEBARS IN THIS BOOK 4 1.7 ABOUT THE VIDEOS THAT ACCOMPANY THIS BOOK 4 1.8 ABOUT THE COMPANION WEB SITE 5 CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED AS A TEST MODERATOR 7 2.1 WHAT MAKES A GREAT MODERATOR? 7 2.1.1 UNDERSTANDING USABILITY TESTING 7 2.1.2 THE BASICS OF INTERACTING 8 2.1.3 THE ABILITY TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A RAPPORT 8 2.1.4 LOTS OF PRACTICE 9 2.2 ROLES OF A MODERATOR 9 2.2.1 THE GRACIOUS HOST 9 2.2.2 THE LEADER 10 2.2.3 THE NEUTRAL OBSERVER 10 2.2.4 OTHER POSSIBLE ROLES 11 2.2.5 WHEN ROLES CHANGE 11 2.2.6 WHEN ROLES CONFLICT 11 2.3 TESTING LOCATIONS 12 2.4 TEST PREPARATION 12 2.4.1 PLANNING AHEAD 12 2.4.2 PLANNING FOR MANY TASKS 14 2.4.3 UNDERSTANDING THE DOMAIN AND PRODUCT 15 2.5 LUMP-STARTING YOUR MODERATING SKILLS 15 2.5.1 SIX THINGS YOU CAN DO FIRST 15 2.5.2 THE BIG CHALLENGES 16 CHAPTER3 GOLDEN RULES 1 THROUGH 5 19 3.1 RULE 1: DECIDE HOW TO INTERACT BASED ON THE PURPOSE OF THE TEST 20 VUE VIII CONTENTS 3.1.1 THE TYPE OF TEST 20 3.1.2 THE PRODUCT'S STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT 21 3.1.3 RELATIONSHIP WITH DEVELOPERS 22 3.2 RULE 2: PROTECT PARTICIPANTS' RIGHTS 23 3.2.1 COMPENSATION 23 3.2.2 INFORMED CONSENT 23 3.2.3 CONFIDENTIALITY 24 3.2.4 BALANCE OF PURPOSE AND RISK 26 3.2.5 PRIORITIES 26 3.3 RULE 3: REMEMBER YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FUTURE USERS 26 3.3.1 LETTING PARTICIPANTS STRUGGLE 27 3.3.2 CONFLICTING RESPONSIBILITIES 28 3.4 RULE 4: RESPECT THE PARTICIPANTS AS EXPERTS, BUT REMAIN IN CHARGE 28 3.4.1 CONTROLLING LOGISTICS AND PACING 28 3.4.2 STOPPING UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR 29 3.4.3 DEALING WITH UNCERTAINTY 29 3.4.4 PROJECTING AUTHORITY 30 3.4.5 DISPELLING NEGATIVITY 31 3.4.6 MANAGING VISITORS 32 3.5 RULE 5: BE PROFESSIONAL, WHICH INCLUDES BEING GENUINE 33 3.5.1 DOS FOR MAKING AND MAINTAINING A CONNECTION 33 3.5.2 DON'TS FOR MAKING AND MAINTAINING A CONNECTION 35 3.5.3 WHEN YOU'RE NOT IN THE ROOM 37 CHAPTER4 GOLDEN RULES6THROUGH 10 39 4.1 RULE 6: LET THE PARTICIPANTS SPEAK! 39 4.1.1 SPEAKERSHIP 40 4.1.2 APPROPRIATE INTERRUPTIONS 40 4.1.3 JUDICIOUS SPEAKING 41 4.1.4 SILENT COMMUNICATION 41 4.2 RULE 7: REMEMBER THAT YOUR INTUITION CAN HURT AND HELP YOU 42 4.2.1 YOUR INTUITION CAN HURT YOU 42 4.2.2 YOUR INTUITION CAN HELP YOU 42 4.3 RULE 8: BE UNBIASED 43 4.3.1 USE AN UNBIASED TEST SCRIPT 43 4.3.2 USE UNBIASED QUESTIONS 44 4.3.3 KEEP ANSWERS UNBIASED 45 4.3.4 WATCH NONVERBAL CUES 45 CONTENTS IX 4.4 RULE 9: DON'T GIVE AWAY INFORMATION INADVERTENTLY 46 4.4.1 GIVING AN ASSIST 46 4.4.2 EXPLAINING THE DESIGNER'S INTENT OR BEING DEFENSIVE 47 4.4.3 RECORDING ALL SUGGESTIONS 48 4.5 RULE 10: WATCH YOURSELF TO KEEP SHARP 48 CHAPTER 5 INITIAL CONTACTS 51 5.1 RECRUITING 51 5.1.1 CONTACTING PARTICIPANTS 52 5.1.2 ADVERTISING 53 5.1.3 EXPLAINING THE TEST 54 5.1.4 SCREENING CANDIDATES 57 5.1.5 CONFIRMING APPOINTMENTS 59 5.2 WHEN PARTICIPANTS ARRIVE 59 5.2.1 GREETING PARTICIPANTS 60 5.2.2 CREATING COMFORT 60 5.2.3 OBTAINING INFORMED CONSENT 61 5.3 THE PRETEST BRIEFING 64 5.3.1 PREPARING YOURSELF 64 5.3.2 PREPARING PARTICIPANTS 64 5.3.3 USING A SCRIPT OR CHECKLIST 65 5.3.4 PRACTICING THE THINK-ALOUD TECHNIQUE 66 5.3.5 CONFIRMING THAT PARTICIPANTS ARE READY 67 5.4 TRANSITIONING TO THE TASKS 68 5.4.1 STARTING THE TASKS 68 5.4.2 CONDUCTING A PRETEST INTERVIEW 68 CHAPTER6 INTERACTING DURING THE SESSION 71 6.1 INTERACTING FOR A REASON 71 6.2 KEEPING THEM TALKING 72 6.2.1 PROMPTING AS A REMINDER 72 6.2.2 PROMPTING THE SILENT ONES 73 6.3 WHEN AND HOW TO PROBE 73 6.3.1 PROBING QUESTIONS 74 6.3.2 PLANNED VERSUS SPONTANEOUS PROBES 74 6.3.3 PROBES TO AVOID 75 6.3.4 COMMON PROBES 75 6.4 PROVIDING ENCOURAGEMENT 76 6.4.1 ENCOURAGING STATEMENTS TO AVOID 76 6.4.2 COMMON ENCOURAGING STATEMENTS 77 6.5 DEALING WITH FAILURE 77 6.5.1 PARTICIPANTS'SELF-BLAME 78 6.5.2 THE MODERATOR'S DISTRESS 78 6.5.3 THE PARTICIPANT'S DISTRESS 79 6.5.4 RESPONSES TO PARTICIPANTS' DISTRESS 80 6.5.5 STOPPING A TEST 81 6.5.6 WHAT YOU SHOULDN'T DO WHEN A PARTICIPANT FAILS 82 6.6 PROVIDING ASSISTANCE 83 6.6.1 AN ASSIST 83 6.6.2 GIVING ASSISTANCE 84 6.6.3 INTERVENTIONS VERSUS ASSISTS 85 6.6.4 NOT GIVING ASSISTANCE 85 6.6.5 LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE 86 6.6.6 COMPLETING A TASK FOR A PARTICIPANT 87 6.6.7 MEASURING ASSISTS 88 CHAPTER 7 INTERACTING DURING POST-TEST ACTIVITIES 91 7.1 MAINTAINING YOUR ROLES 91 7.2 DETERMINING THE ORDER OF ACTIVITIES 92 7.3 CLARIFYING THINGS THAT OCCURRED DURING THE TEST 93 7.4 ADMINISTERING RATINGS AND QUESTIONNAIRES 94 7.4.1 QUESTIONNAIRES 94 7.4.2 REASONS BEHIND THE RATINGS 95 7.4.3 ACCURACY OF RATINGS 96 7.5 ASKING OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS 97 7.6 ALLOWING OTHERS TO INTERACT WITH PARTICIPANTS 98 7.7 FINAL ACTIVITIES 100 7.7.1 PROVIDING INCENTIVES 100 7.7.2 ENDING THE SESSION 101 CHAPTER 8 INTERACTING IN A REMOTE TEST SESSION 105 8.1 WHAT IS REMOTE TESTING? 105 8.1.1 SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS TESTING 105 8.1.2 THE TECHNOLOGY 106 8.1.3 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES 107 8.2 PREPARING FOR THE SESSION 109 8.2.1 RECRUITING 109 8.2.2 OBTAINING INFORMED CONSENT AND CONFIDENTIALITY 110 8.2.3 DETERMINING THE EQUIPMENT CANDIDATES HAVE 110 8.2.4 ESTABLISHING WILLINGNESS AND DOWNLOADING SOFTWARE 113 8.3 INTERACTING DURING THE SESSION 114 8.3.1 ESTABLISHING WHAT PARTICIPANTS SEE ON THEIR SCREEN 116 8.3.2 PROVIDING INSTRUCTIONS ON THINKING ALOUD 116 8.3.3 MAKING THE TASK SCENARIOS AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPANTS 117 8.3.4 AVOIDING DEPENDENCIES BETWEEN TASKS 118 8.3.5 MANAGING VISITORS DURING THE SESSION 118 8.3.6 DEALING WITH DISTRACTIONS AT THE PARTICIPANTS' END 119 8.3.7 MAKING A CONNECTION DESPITE THE PHYSICAL DISTANCE 121 CHAPTER9 MODERATOR-PARTICIPANTARRANGEMENTS 123 9.1 A BIT OF HISTORY 124 9.2 PHYSICAL ARRANGEMENT 125 9.2.1 THE MODERATOR IN THE TEST ROOM 125 9.2.2 THE MODERATOR NOT IN THE TEST ROOM 126 9.3 BELIEFS ABOUT ARRANGEMENTS 126 9.3.1 PHYSICAL SEPARATION 126 9.3.2 PHYSICAL PROXIMITY 127 9.4 CHOICE OF ARRANGEMENT 128 9.4.1 BEING PHYSICALLY CLOSE TO PARTICIPANTS 128 9.4.2 BEING PHYSICALLY SEPARATED FROM PARTICIPANTS 129 9.5 CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE PRACTITIONER 130 CHAPTER 10 INTERACTING WITH DIVERSE POPULATIONS 133 10.1 GENERAL GUIDELINES 134 10.2 PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES 138 10.2.1 INTERACTING WITH THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED 139 10.2.2 INTERACTING WITH BLIND PARTICIPANTS 140 10.2.3 INTERACTING WITH DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING PARTICIPANTS 143 10.3 THE ELDERLY 145 10.3.1 RECRUITING ELDERS 145 10.3.2 INTERACTING WITH ELDERS 146 10.4 PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOW LITERACY SKILLS 147 10.4.1 FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY 147 10.4.2 INTERACTING WITH FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE PARTICIPANTS 148 10.4.3 TESTING WITH LOW-LITERACY PARTICIPANTS 149 * * &* * ^ I. - '. ,S,I --. * - * ,,. $? &$ ' * * * * ***** XU CONTENTS 10.5 CHILDREN AND TEENS 149 10.5.1 GROUPING CHILDREN BY AGE 150 10.5.2 RECRUITING CHILDREN AND TEENS 150 10.5.3 INTERACTING DURING THE SESSION 152 10.6 PEOPLE FROM OTHER CULTURES 152 10.6.1 INTERACTING WITH PARTICIPANTS FROM THE SAME AND OTHER CULTURES 153 10.6.2 ADAPTING YOUR TECHNIQUES 155 CHAPTER"!! 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