Week 11 Mini-Assignment
Task 2
Abstract task
Prescribed concrete tasks (to be done in sequence)
The user can log
[Initial state of the logger is that no serves of vegetables have been
the number of
logged]
serves of
Suppose you always log your vegetable intake in the evening, just before
vegetables they ate
going to bed. Suppose that today you recall that you ate 3 serves of
in a whole day.
vegetables. Log that.
The user can
[Current state of logger is 3 serves for today]
correct accidental
Suppose that, on reflection, you realise that you have over-estimated the
logging actions.
vegetables you ate for dinner. So, for today, you now think you actually
ate only 2 serves. Correct the logged record for today.
The logger is linked
[Current state of logger is 2 serves for today]
to the e-textbook
Suppose you now remember about two cups of lettuce you ate at lunch,
information about
but cannot recall how many serves that would make. Find out how many
serving sizes
serves 2 cups of lettuce is. Then log this.
[Current state of logger should be 4 serves for today – if not, tell the user
about the correct serves and you get back to correct state]
The user can track
[Current state e-textbook is that the user has read the section about
their e-textbook
judging the serves of lettuce and has not read about other types of
progress
vegetables]
Please tell me which learning topics you have read and which you still
need to read.
The user can test
[Current state of crossword puzzle test is totally uncompleted]
their knowledge in
Suppose you are wondering whether your vegetable knowledge is
the App
enough to pass an exam. So, you want to gain a test in the app.
Please show me the hint of crossword puzzle test
The App can send
[Current state of notification is off]
user notification
Suppose that you are prone to forget to learn vegetable knowledge. So,
please turn on the notification feature.
Think-Aloud
User ID
Task ID
Over successful?
Clock Time and
Observation
James Wang
1
Yes
Only-with-help
No
21:25
James was on the homepage.
21:25
James clicked “next” button, then he chose “Male” and
“60kg” as his weight and clicked “next”.
21:26
He entered his date of birth and clicked “next”.
21:26
James chose “Neither”.
21:27
Now James was at the HomePage, he clicked the “Record”
button which is listed at the bottom of the interface, and he clicked
the “Record your diet”, now he was at the interface of recording.
21:27
James could only find the place to “Add breakfast”, “Add
lunch”, “Add dinner”, “Add snack”, then he decided to clicked “Add
dinner”.
21:28
James could not find the place to record the serve of
vegetable intake, so he added three cucumbers as dinner.
Errors
Fail to find the place where the user can directly record the serve of
vegetable intake.
Other notes
User ID
James Wang
Task ID
2
Over successful?
Yes
Clock Time and Observation
21:29 James started the task 2.
21:29 James still stayed at the interface of task1, so he
clicked the button which look like a dustbin, then he
deleted his vegetable intake successfully which just
recorded.
21:29 James did not sure the amount of 2 serves, so he
just deleted 1 cucumber.
Errors
No
Other notes
The user can delete the vegetable intake and correct
accidental logging actions, but due to the user cannot
directly record the serve of vegetable intake, so he success
in part of the task.
Only-with-help
No
User ID
Task ID
Over successful?
Clock Time and
Observation
Errors
James Wang
3
Yes
Only-with-help
No
21:30
James went back to the HomePage and clicked the “Library”
button.
21:30
James clicked “Get 1 Serve” and then he found the amount
of a standard serve.
21: 31
James found 0.5 cup cooked green vegetables (for example
lettuce) is a standard serve, so he knew that 2 cups of lettuce are 4
serves.
No
Other notes
User ID
Task ID
Over successful?
Clock Time and
Observation
James Wang
4
Yes
Only-with-help
No
21:33
James went back to the HomePage and clicked “library”.
21:33
Then he clicked “Reading book”. He could find learning
topics he has read and which he still needs to read.
Errors
No
Other notes
User ID
Task ID
Over successful?
Clock Time and
Observation
James Wang
5
Yes
Only-with-help
No
21:34
James went back to the Homepage and clicked “test”.
21:34
James clicked “start the test” and then he saw the
crossword puzzle.
21:34
James clicked “show hints”.
Errors
No
Other notes
User ID
Task ID
Over successful?
Clock Time and
Observation
James Wang
6
Yes
Only-with-help
No
21:34
James went back to the Homepage and clicked “My
vegetable”.
21:34
James clicked the setting button which listed on the left top
of the interface.
21:35
James clicked “Notification Settings” and then he clicked
“Notifications” and now the notification is open.
Errors
No
Other notes
SEQ and UMUX-lite questionnaires
Task 1: 4
Task 2:
3
Task 3:
2
Task 4:
2
Task 5: 2
Task 6: 2
UMUX-lite questionnaires
1
2
cognitive walkthrough
Task 1
will correct action be obvious? eg button visible
Yes
2. will user understand instructions? eg user
understands the label on the button.
Yes
3. Will user interpret machine action correctly?
Yes
Task 2
will correct action be obvious? eg button visible
Yes
2. will user understand instructions? eg user
understands the label on the button.
Yes
3. Will user interpret machine action correctly?
Yes
Task 3
will correct action be obvious? eg button visible
Yes
2. will user understand instructions? eg user
understands the label on the button.
Yes
3. Will user interpret machine action correctly?
Yes
Task 4
will correct action be obvious? eg button visible
Yes
2. will user understand instructions? eg user
understands the label on the button.
Yes
3. Will user interpret machine action correctly?
Yes
Task 5
will correct action be obvious? eg button visible
Yes
2. will user understand instructions? eg user
understands the label on the button.
Yes
3. Will user interpret machine action correctly?
Yes
Task 6
will correct action be obvious? eg button visible
Yes
2. will user understand instructions? eg user
understands the label on the button.
Yes
3. Will user interpret machine action correctly?
Yes