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By Obruche Orugbo, PhDTechnology
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  • 0010 - Understanding User Needs - The Bedrock of Usability Testing

    Ever designed a product that fell flat with users?

    Usability testing is crucial, but before you jump in, there's a critical step: understanding user needs. This episode of xploreUX Cast on Usability Testing dives deep into this foundation, revealing why it matters and how to uncover those needs.

    Here's what you'll learn:

    • Why understanding user needs is like building a house with a solid foundation
    • Different types of user needs: functional, usability, and emotional
    • Techniques for uncovering user needs through research (surveys, interviews, card sorting)
    • How personas can put a face to user needs
    • How usability testing helps you validate your understanding

      • We'll also explore iterative design, where you continuously gather feedback and adapt your product to meet evolving user needs.

      By the end of this episode, you'll be equipped to:

      • Design products users will love
      • Conduct more effective usability tests
      • Foster a user-centric culture within your team

        • Ready to build a product that resonates with your audience? Tune in!

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        16 min
      • 0009 - 5 Participants for a Usability Test, Really?

        By listening to this episode of the Clevenovia UX Cast, you will get a better understanding of how many users are sufficient enough to run a usability test and obtaining reliable results.


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        12 min
      • 0008 - Recruiting Representative Users for a Usability Testing

        Effective participant recruitment is vital to collecting reliable data during usability testing of digital products and services. Not only should test participants reflect the characteristics of the targeted users of the product or service, but they must also be likely to use it. Only then will their experiences and opinions yield reliable data for identifying meaningful improvements.

        #participants #usabilitytesting 


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        16 min
      • 0007 - Tasks Formulating for Usability Test

        Usability testing is a task-based process as well as a sampling process, this means we cannot test every possible task users can perform with a product. As UX practitioner we should structure tasks around business goals, product re-design and where applicable new features.

        This episode is about the best practice to adopt when deriving tasks or formulating your tasks in preparation for a usability test.
        It is very important to formulate actionable and reasonable tasks to avoid task misunderstanding.
        #usabilitytesting #tasks #usabilitytasks #howtocreatetasks #uiux

        #userexperience #tasksforusabilitytesting


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        13 min
      • 0006 - A Usability Test Should Not Be Conducted Like an Interview

        In this episode, I talk about how some usability specialists are conducting Usability test like an interview. Listen to this episode and find out why most usability specialists are doing this...


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        14 min
      • 0005 - The Reactivity of the Think-aloud Protocol

        In this podcast, I talked about how to get the best out of a usability test, by ensuring you test reveal issues that are likely to be encountered by end-users in real-world use.  

        I talked about a problematic aspect of a usability test when using the think-aloud protocol. I also highlighted the established guidelines recommended by Simon and Ericsson to avoid this problematic aspect of the think-aloud.

        #usabilitytesting #uxui #uxresearch #usertesting #ux


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        12 min
      • The Reactivity of the Think-aloud Protocol

        In this episode, I talked about a problematic aspect of a usability test when using the think-aloud protocol. I also highlighted the established guidelines recommended by Simon and Ericsson to avoid this problematic aspect of the think-aloud.

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      • 0004 - How to Describe UX as a Job

        Most times it's difficult to talk to people about UX especially when there are a novice to UX. 

        This short recording will assist you to create your own definition or use this same definition to describe your job as a UXer to friends and family.


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        2 min
      • 0003 - Three Guidelines For Conducting A Rigorous and Robust Usability Test

        This episode details three established guidelines that must be adhered to in other to conduct a robust test when using the Think-aloud method during Usability Testing. I also explained why participants are usually asked to Think-aloud during Usability Testing.

        Link to Simon and Erricson research work


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        13 min
      • 0002 - A Short Introduction to Usability Testing and Think-aloud

        In this episode I will be to talking briefly about User Experience and its link to HCI, then I will talk about the think-aloud method and its link to Usability Testing. 

        First, who am I to talk to you about Usability Testing or why do you have to listen to me because there are loads of information out there about Usability Testing and Think-aloud.


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        9 min

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