Assessment or Summative Test - III

Overview of the Methodology

Often referred to as an information-gathering or evidence-gathering test, the methodology for an assessment test is a cross between the informal exploration of the exploratory test and the more tightly controlled measurement of the validation test. Unlike the exploratory test:

■ The user will always perform tasks rather than simply walking through and commenting upon screens, pages, and so on.

■ The test moderator will lessen his or her interaction with the participant because there is less emphasis on thought processes and more on actual behaviors.

" Quantitative measures will be collected.