Cognitive walkthrough

From EuroVR Knowledge Base

Description

An approach to evaluating a user interface based on stepping through common tasks that a user would perform and evaluating the interface’s ability to support each step. This approach is intended especially to help understand the usability of a system for the first-time or infrequent users, that is, for users in an exploratory learning mode

Primary Reference or Source

• Polson, P.G., Lewis, C., Rieman, J., Wharton, C. (1992). Cognitive walkthroughs: a method for theory-based evaluation of user interfaces. International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, 36(5), 741–773.

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