Are You Suitable for Usability Testing in Singapore
In fact, usability testing is very simple and you can be a good usability engineer if you want to. However, if you now have the following characteristics, you may need to undergo more rigorous training before they can take the job.
1.Carelessness
When I was a kid, I math problems, often copied the wrong line, or write only the left side of the left, forget the right; make mistakes when looking at the map, will always find only 1/3; the worst is that this habit you have been until now, Then the basic can be sure, now you are not suitable for usability studies. A great deal of work in usability is directly related to meticulous thinking habits. Such a way of thinking can be nurtured through some logical training, and it is also possible to cultivate professional habits through a great deal of practice. However, if you are still ten and ten lines, often mistyped, the “cook” as a “house”, obviously you are not suitable for the usability test research work.
2.Thinking too jump
There are always some friends around us, they are smart, quick thinking, and can always quickly think of another problem from one question to another. Talk to such friends is always very happy as if there are endless topics, there are always joking. However, usability testing is different, it requires us to complete multiple tasks, in the process of completing the task, the control of the direction along the established direction. Suppose, you are the researcher, thinking jump, another, the user being tested, but also a thinking active person, are uncontrolled, what will be the result? I met such a situation, we would have talked about cell phones, and then change the topic many times, the last one is the topic of discussion is the lunch box. At that time I was tested.
3.Eager to express
In our daily life, we often encounter situations where we do not know how to express our thoughts. The same is true of the testing process. Good at expressing and positive thinking users will try hard to unclear feelings with a variety of existing experience or metaphor to you, but sometimes, even more than half of the cases, the user can not be good to help you. At this time, you should pay more attention to listening and asking in all kinds of ways instead of just letting go or simply expressing your own understanding. If you are an angelic angel indeed, consider this possibility very small. So, do not be in a hurry to express your thoughts, especially not in very confident tone, “I know, you’re saying …”. In such a case, either the other party will be reluctant to push the boat, or feel hurt (misunderstood, etc.).
4.Lack of patience
Tests are sometimes monotonous and boring. The same food three meals a day, even eat a week what is the feeling? Basically a big project to do down, 8-10 users finished, with that almost. After the initial freshness disappears, what is needed is patience, patience and patience. After the same task is repeated three times, the test becomes a mechanized repetition, the testers’ organ of sense becomes degenerated, the response of the testee who has been seen will continue to appear, which makes the testee’s sense of organ fatigue, Small reactions may be overlooked. This time calm down, as each test is regarded as the first time, have forgotten the past experience is particularly important.
5.Tone, expression habits and other aspects of the bad habits
When you talk, you like to add some modal words, like to touch your own face, or like some facial expressions that shake the legs and habit. In short, you may distract the examinee’s attention or feel uncomfortable and offensive. These habits may be our usual habits, our family and friends may be accustomed to, we do not think there is anything wrong. However, for the first time the subjects who are in close contact with us are different, they will infer and feel us from our details, behaviors, etc. So if you have some bad habits when talking or talking to people, change it.
6.Vulnerable to the external environment
Such people are nothing but extremely concerned about their own image in the hearts of others, or sensitive but lack of confidence. We can not expect all users to be amiable, we may have to face some of the more offensive users, they use a variety of languages, eyes or tone of change to protect themselves, the testers of thousands of miles away. Learn to make sense of such users understand that they are only self-protection, learn not to care too much about your personal or project dissatisfaction. Learn to control the situation and progress, rather than being perplexed by each other.
7.Habitual debate or preference persuasion
This need not explain it. How do people who like to argue with people for usability testing? ! (I must change)
8.Habitual preconceived
To be more esoteric, we can rise to a neutral attitude. To put it simply, we should learn to observe and think in a multi-angle manner (it sounds very much like an old professor talking about innovation or being a human being). All preconceptions in life will make us have a lot of mental illness, at least not many people are willing to contact with us. As a tester even more horrible, not doing well will run the user gas. If you have been in contact with such people, this is not hard to understand. This is especially true for those who test.
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