Where does a form end and a survey begin? That was my challenge when I was invited lead a half-day workshop on forms design at the General Online Research conference 2014 in Cologne, Germany. The group included survey methodologists fromContinue reading… The design of survey forms at GOR 2014
Category: Surveys
How to find out about the usability of your website using a survey
My starting point for a workshop I led at  UX Cambridge 2012  was being asked whether a usability test can use only a questionnaire with no observation? This presentation – How to find out about the usability of your website using aContinue reading… How to find out about the usability of your website using a survey
Do you trust me enough to answer this question? Trust and data quality
Here’s a question for you: what is your social security number? If you’re from the US, you probably thought: “Why should I tell you that?” From elsewhere, you probably thought, “I don’t have one of those. Does it matter?” EitherContinue reading… Do you trust me enough to answer this question? Trust and data quality
Better UX surveys for UCD2012
UCD2012 – the User Centred Design Conference in London – was an initiative organised by the Computer Society Interaction Group (BCS), British Interactive Media Association (BIMA), the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (IEHF), Interaction Design Association (IxDA) and the UserContinue reading… Better UX surveys for UCD2012
How to ask about user satisfaction in a survey
Surveys often include questions about satisfaction. But what is satisfaction:  an emotional response? all about comparisons? And what does it mean for user experience? This article, first published in the November 2012 UXMatters, examines what satisfaction means and how best to handle its complexity in aContinue reading… How to ask about user satisfaction in a survey
How to ask better questions and how to assess UX using surveys
These slides are from the first part of a workshop I ran For EBI on user experience surveys. They cover two key topics: how to improve the questions in surveys, and how to assess UX using a survey. Better UXContinue reading… How to ask better questions and how to assess UX using surveys
Ten tips for a better UX survey, Las Vegas 2012
I was delighted to be invited to talk to the User Experience Professionals Association Conference in Las Vegas in June. This presentation offers tips on writing better questions, using rating scales well, improving the whole survey process, and testing, testing,Continue reading… Ten tips for a better UX survey, Las Vegas 2012
Buttons on forms and surveys: a look at some research
Where to put the buttons on forms? There seem to be endless discussions: Does ‘submit’ or ‘send’ or ‘OK’ go to the left or right of ‘cancel’? Does ‘next’ go to the left or right of ‘previous’? My views are:Continue reading… Buttons on forms and surveys: a look at some research
Three reasons why response from panels may not be what you want
What might turn an honest, happy respondent into a despondent cheat? I’m a dedicated survey respondent. I have lots of reasons why I tenaciously try to respond to every survey invitation that I get: I’m collecting examples for my library ofContinue reading… Three reasons why response from panels may not be what you want
Design tips for surveys 2012 – a seminar for UIE
When I was invited, as a Rosenfeld Media aspiring author, to talk about surveys for the UIE All You Can Learn series of seminars, I had to think hard about how to condense a full-day training workshop into something that would work forContinue reading… Design tips for surveys 2012 – a seminar for UIE