scholarly journals User Evaluation Methods for Visual Web Search Interfaces

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orland Hoeber
Keyword(s):  
Web Search ◽  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
User Evaluation

An overview of Web search evaluation methods

2011 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 835-848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rashid Ali ◽  
M.M. Sufyan Beg
Keyword(s):  
Web Search ◽  
Evaluation Methods

shapeSIFT: Evaluating InfoVis Tools for Eco-Conscious Design

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devarajan Ramanujan ◽  
William Z. Bernstein ◽  
Devadatta Kulkarni ◽  
Jeffrey Tew ◽  
Karthik Ramani
Keyword(s):  
User Study ◽  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Development Stage ◽  
User Evaluation ◽  
Domain Experts ◽  
Expert Review ◽  
Part Selection ◽  
Visualization Tools ◽  
Categorization Scheme

In this paper, we present the methodology and results from the evaluation of shapeSIFT: a multi-dimensional visualization tool for exploring part repositories in the context of eco-conscious design. The goals of this work are twofold, to create a categorization scheme for user evaluation methods specific to information visualization tools in eco-conscious design, and to formulate a user study for the shapeSIFT interface based on the developed categorization scheme. Our proposed scheme categorizes user evaluation methods based on two axes, (a) focus of the conducted user evaluation, and (b) development stage of the tool being evaluated. This scheme was used as the basis for conducting a guided formative expert review of the shapeSIFT interface with five domain experts in an industry setting. In this study we gathered experts’ comments, feedback, and usage behaviors, while they used the shapeSIFT interface to perform tasks reflective of real-world design practices. Results from the study show that shapeSIFT was easy-to-use and effective for part selection in the context of redesign. Motivated by these positive preliminary results, we intend to improve the shapeSIFT interface and conduct follow-up studies with a larger pool of designers.

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