Matches in SemOpenAlex for { <https://semopenalex.org/work/W1520226576> ?p ?o ?g. }
- W1520226576 abstract "The benefits of evaluating websites among potential users are widely acknowledged. There are several methods that can be used to evaluate the websites’ quality from a users’ perspective. In current practice, many evaluations are executed with inadequate methods that lack research-based validation. This thesis aims to gain more insight into evaluation methodology and to contribute to a higher standard of website evaluation in practice. A first way to evaluate website quality is measuring the users’ opinions. This is often done with questionnaires, which gather opinions in a cheap, fast, and easy way. However, many questionnaires seem to miss a solid statistical basis and a justification of the choice of quality dimensions and questions. We therefore developed the ‘Website Evaluation Questionnaire’ (WEQ), which was specifically designed for the evaluation of governmental websites. In a study in online and laboratory settings the WEQ has proved to be a valid and reliable instrument. A way to gather more specific user opinions, is inviting participants to review website pages. Participants provide their comments by clicking on a feedback button, marking a problematic segment, and formulating their feedback. There has been debate about the extent to which users are able to provide relevant feedback. The results of our studies showed that participants were able to provide useful feedback. They signalled many relevant problems that indeed were experienced by users who needed to find information on the website. Website quality can also be measured during participants’ task performance. A frequently used method is the concurrent think-aloud method (CTA), which involves participants who verbalize their thoughts while performing tasks. There have been doubts on the usefulness and exhaustiveness of participants’ verbalizations. Therefore, we have combined CTA and eye tracking in order to examine the cognitive processes that participants do and do not verbalize. The results showed that the participants’ verbalizations provided substantial information in addition to the directly observable user problems. There was also a rather high percentage of silences (27%) during which interesting observations could be made about the users’ processes and obstacles. A thorough evaluation should therefore combine verbalizations and (eye tracking) observations. In a retrospective think-aloud (RTA) evaluation participants verbalize their thoughts afterwards while watching a recording of their performance. A problem with RTA is that participants not always remember the thoughts they had during their task performance. We therefore complemented the dynamic screen replay of their actions (pages visited and mouse movements) with a dynamic gaze replay of the participants’ eye movements. Contrary to our expectations, no differences were found between the two conditions. It is not possible to draw conclusions on the single best method. The value of a specific method is strongly influenced by the goals and context of an evaluation. Also, the outcomes of the evaluation not only depend on the method, but also on other choices during the evaluation, such as participant selection, tasks, and the subsequent analysis." @default.
- W1520226576 created "2016-06-24" @default.
- W1520226576 creator A5052884549 @default.
- W1520226576 date "2012-11-09" @default.
- W1520226576 modified "2023-09-25" @default.
- W1520226576 title "Evaluating website quality: Five studies on user-focused evaluation methods" @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1491721682 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1510156913 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1517003397 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1530266187 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W153573501 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1549761299 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1562758821 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1593527634 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1595129978 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1596953637 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1635961553 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1651701101 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W172711948 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1741498092 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1780460028 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1873057782 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1877711111 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1924616380 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W19399978 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1945788957 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1967677164 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1971849900 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1979929841 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1982396023 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1983051294 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1983399107 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1985270055 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1989597713 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1989991440 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1991538102 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1991950512 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1992379751 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1994325858 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1997205528 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W1999033210 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2005229107 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2006014968 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2007723023 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2011418909 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2013112874 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2023159994 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2027392422 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2029993090 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2035038536 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2037133877 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2049671505 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2051656627 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2053422271 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2053704868 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2062392283 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2064823137 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2066655325 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2067272183 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2072133687 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2073752982 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2077635626 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2077944541 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2080716770 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2082426156 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2085532840 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2086685131 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2088028234 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2089355903 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2089420500 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2090239842 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2090787663 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2093625697 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2098423543 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2098613353 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2098903272 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2100460774 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2101451656 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2101623580 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2102418365 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2104357298 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2107634640 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2108512140 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2110938074 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2111970143 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2112136322 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2118762351 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2120509151 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2127299059 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2127784610 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2128118880 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2130494785 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2136007907 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2137041973 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2139238507 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2140603745 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2140721422 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2140890354 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2141272961 @default.
- W1520226576 cites W2141766187 @default.