Task: P9a - Evaluation Place Definition
Purpose

The evaluation place should be defined at the beginning of the planning, respecting the definition of the Experimental Method and Usability Evaluation. These locations can be at:

  • Laboratory: in this environment the evaluator has control over the ambient and threats of the study, as well as about the actions of the participants, avoiding interruptions of the test.

  • WEB / Email: the evaluation in this case can be sent by email or via a link from a web page. This type of evaluation becomes less formal and the evaluator is not guaranteed the participant's response. In this case, the evaluator will not be able to measure time or perform user recordings because these data do not have the necessary accuracy as in a laboratory test.

  • Industry / Natural Environment: the evaluation will take place in the working environment of the team (Profile Evaluators) that is evaluating the language. In this case the Process Executor may conduct usage observations and interviews.

Relationships
Main Description

This task will be executed when the Process Executor needs to define a place of execution of the evaluation.

Steps
1. Choose the location where will be execute the evaluation
Key Considerations

If the Process Evaluation set the Controlled Experimenta the place definition is a laboratory.



If the Process Evaluation set the Survey the place definition is the web/e-mail.



If the Process Evaluation set the Case Study the Place Definition is a Industry/Natural Environment.