Abstract
Usability testing and heuristic evaluation are two methods for detecting usability problems. or bugs in software user interfaces. Usability testing identifies bugs that impair user performance. It provides realistic context for the product evaluation, whereas heuristic evaluation does not. Further, it provides an estimate of bug severity, while heuristic evaluation does not. To its detriment, usability testing is more expensive and time intensive than heuristic evaluation. It also tends to overlook bugs that may not affect user performance but may negatively impact the user's perception of product quality.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages | 307-309 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1997 44th Annual Conference of the Society for Technical Communication - Toronto, Can Duration: May 11 1997 → May 14 1997 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the 1997 44th Annual Conference of the Society for Technical Communication |
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| City | Toronto, Can |
| Period | 5/11/97 → 5/14/97 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering