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SUS Svensk: System Usability Scale in Swedish

Jane Matthews 24 September 2020 7 April 2011
SUS Svensk: System Usability Scale in Swedish

Recently, I wrote aboutĀ SUS: a good enough usability questionnaire, the scale devised by John Brookes. Bengt Gƶransson commented that he uses it as part of his ā€˜tool box’, pointing out that it is important to use it alongside other methodsContinue reading… SUS Svensk: System Usability Scale in Swedish

Designing forms for mobile

Jane Matthews 1 February 2021 29 March 2011
Designing forms for mobile

This post was first published in 2008 on ‘Forms that Work’ – the companion website for Caroline’s book with Gerry Gaffney Forms that Work: designing web forms for usability. It was updated in 2011. Design for mobile first For aContinue reading… Designing forms for mobile

Do incentives help to improve response rate?

Jane Matthews 17 March 2020 8 March 2011
Do incentives help to improve response rate?

Why do people fill in surveys? Did you answer: ā€œBecause they’re hoping to win the prize in the draw that’s offered?ā€ No? I thought not. And of course, you’re right, but there is some evidence that incentives can work. I’mContinue reading… Do incentives help to improve response rate?

Book Review: The Psychology of Survey Response

Jane Matthews 15 April 2025 28 February 2011
Book Review: The Psychology of Survey Response

This month, I’ve been working on a chapterĀ  on survey questions for my forthcoming book on Surveys That Work. It has meant revisiting my library of books about questions. My favourite, easily, is:Ā ā€œThe Psychology of Survey Responseā€Ā by Roger Tourangeau, LanceContinue reading… Book Review: The Psychology of Survey Response

2010 in 46 surveys: too many

Jane Matthews 27 November 2019 27 February 2011
2010 in 46 surveys: too many

I take a lot of screenshots: websites in general, forms specifically, and of course surveys. Those specific to a project go into particular folders; the rest are filed by year. Today I was hunting through for inspiration for the chapterContinue reading… 2010 in 46 surveys: too many

Forms design: what matters to users?

Jane Matthews 17 March 2020 16 February 2011
Forms design: what matters to users?

These slides come from a seminar I ran for MSc students at the University of York in February 2011. MSc Seminar on Forms Design from Caroline Jarrett #forms #formsthatwork

Asking questions about internet behaviour

Jane Matthews 1 November 2021 7 February 2011
Asking questions about internet behaviour

Have you read Steve Krug’s newest book, Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems? I was honoured when Steve asked me to read it in manuscript form, butĀ – just between you and meĀ – IContinue reading… Asking questions about internet behaviour

Surveys in the news: Valentine’s Day

Jane Matthews 3 December 2019 7 February 2011
Surveys in the news: Valentine’s Day

It was a familiar type of email, and one that I’d usually just delete, but in the interests of the Surveys that Work book I’m writing I opened it. ā€œValentine’s Day Romance Survey Resultsā€ fromĀ Fresh Flowers and Gifts in Australia.Continue reading… Surveys in the news: Valentine’s Day

Review: Internet, Mail, and Mixed-Mode Surveys: The Tailored Design Method

Jane Matthews 3 December 2019 27 January 2011
Review: Internet, Mail, and Mixed-Mode Surveys: The Tailored Design Method

You’re looking for a book on surveys, and my one isn’t yet out. What do to? I thought I’d help by sharing some of my favourites over the next few months. These will be the titles that I find myselfContinue reading… Review: Internet, Mail, and Mixed-Mode Surveys: The Tailored Design Method

The Top Five Books about Forms Design

Jane Matthews 2 November 2021 20 December 2010
The Top Five Books about Forms Design

It’s December, and we’re coming up to the gift-giving season. In case you want to put something professionally relevant on your wish list—or, perhaps more realistically, in case you haven’t yet spent your 2010 book-buying budget—I’m going to devote thisContinue reading… The Top Five Books about Forms Design

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