Collective web usability analysis: cognitive and activity walkthroughs. (16th July 2008)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ryu, Hokyoung
• Is Part Of: International journal of Web engineering and technology. Volume 4:Number 2(2008)
• Page Start: 286
• Page End: 312
• Publication Date: 2008-07-16
• Subjects: evaluation methods -- cognitive walkthrough -- world wide web -- CWW -- low-level interaction -- activity walkthrough -- web-based applications -- web design -- website evaluation -- web usability; World Wide Web -- Periodicals; Web site development -- Periodicals; Application software -- Development -- Periodicals; 006.7
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1476-1289

Abstract

This paper reviews two walkthrough methods for the web design practitioner to assess their web-based systems. Their relative advantages and weaknesses, and suggestions for web evaluation are offered, with a brief website example. Based on these analyses, some changes are suggested to website evaluation to improve accuracy and reliability of the current walkthrough methods; however, it is not a comparison between the walkthrough techniques in order to determine which technique is best at detecting usability problems of a website.