Abstract
With ubiquitous mobile computing the need for user studies in real life
environments instead of artificial laboratory settings has grown. This article reports on a psychological experiment in which participants had to conduct tasks in several digital libraries. The experiment examined if there is a difference in the test data between a laboratory and a natural environment test setting and if yes, in how far distraction is the cause of that difference. Results show that there is a statistically significant difference between the two settings in the time to complete a test, but that there was no evidence of a difference for other test variables such as task completion or clicks.
environments instead of artificial laboratory settings has grown. This article reports on a psychological experiment in which participants had to conduct tasks in several digital libraries. The experiment examined if there is a difference in the test data between a laboratory and a natural environment test setting and if yes, in how far distraction is the cause of that difference. Results show that there is a statistically significant difference between the two settings in the time to complete a test, but that there was no evidence of a difference for other test variables such as task completion or clicks.
| Bidragets oversatte titel | User studies in natural environments |
|---|---|
| Originalsprog | Tysk |
| Tidsskrift | Vereinigung Oesterreichischer Bibliothekarinnen und Bibliothekare. Mitteilungen |
| Vol/bind | 66 |
| Udgave nummer | 1/2 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 233 |
| Antal sider | 243 |
| ISSN | 1022-2588 |
| Status | Udgivet - 2013 |