Evaluate natural settings of test environment for web users
Software Engineering
Paid Website Usability Testers
The design, development, and deployment of a product are the first steps
toward a finished product ready for distribution in the marketplace. The next
step is the evaluation of the user experience in order to gather data on the
usability of the product. Testing centers (also called living labs) have been
provided with built-in cameras and sensors to record user experiences of the
invited volunteer and paid testers.
A newer evaluation method or data-gathering method uses the Internet. There
are Websites that will pay testers or give testers free products to test a
Website in order to discover design flaws and assess usability of a Website.
The following Website pays Internet users to become testers: UserTesting.com.
Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:
Assess the reliability of data gathered via paid Internet users.
Describe and assess the evaluation method being used by the testing company,
i.e., nonvisual and verbal recording of browser activities and tester’s vocal
comments.
Evaluate the natural settings of the test environment for Web users. Note:
Test environments are usually labs designed to conduct testing. Natural
settings refer to the user’s normal operating environment.
Speculate about the validity of the data gathered from various users, each
with their specific demographics.
Imagine you want to evaluate the Strayer University’s Website using a
usability test like UserTesting.com. Include a usability evaluation that you
would apply to the Strayer University’s Website.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia
and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
