A Usability Comparison of Computerized Card Sorting Applications From the Researcher's Perspective

Veronica Hinkle, Shannon Riley, Barbara S. Chaparro

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Abstract

Existing reviews of card sorting applications usually focus on the end user’s perspective of
the sorting experience. In this paper, we describe objective (task success and time on task)
and subjective (task difficulty, ease of interpretation of results output, satisfaction scores, and
preference rankings) results from a usability evaluation of three card sorting applications
from a researcher’s perspective. Results from this analysis show that the ease of setting up a
card sort exercise and the ability to quickly generate meaningful results are of vital
importance to researchers. Design recommendations for computerized card sort applications
are discussed.
Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Sep 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event52nd Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society - New York, NY
Duration: Sep 1 2008 → …

Conference

Conference52nd Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Period9/1/08 → …

Keywords

  • card sorting applications
  • human factors
  • computerized card sorting
  • usability studies
  • card sorting program design

Disciplines

  • Other Psychology

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