Analyzing the interaction between facilitator and participants in two variants of the think-aloud method.

M.J. van den Haak; Menno D.T. de Jong

doi:10.1109/IPCC.2005.1494192

Analyzing the interaction between facilitator and participants in two variants of the think-aloud method.

M.J. van den Haak, Menno D.T. de Jong

Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences

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Abstract

This paper focuses on the interaction between test participants and test facilitator in two variants of the think-aloud method. In a first, explorative study, we analyzed think-aloud transcripts from two usability tests: a concurrent think-aloud test and a constructive interaction test. The results of our analysis show that while the participants in both studies never explicitly addressed the facilitator, the think-aloud participants showed more signs of awareness of the facilitator than the participants in the constructive interaction test. This finding may have practical implications for the validity of the two methods.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	2005 IEEEE International Professional Communication Conference Proceedings
Place of Publication	Limerick, Ireland
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	323-327
ISBN (Print)	0-7803-9027-X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IPCC.2005.1494192
Publication status	Published - 10 Jul 2005
Event	IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, IPCC 2005 - Limerick, Ireland Duration: 10 Jul 2005 → 13 Jul 2005

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Publisher	IEEE

Conference

Conference	IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, IPCC 2005
Abbreviated title	IPCC
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Limerick
Period	10/07/05 → 13/07/05

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METIS-230374

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10.1109/IPCC.2005.1494192

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van den Haak, MJ & de Jong, MDT 2005, Analyzing the interaction between facilitator and participants in two variants of the think-aloud method. in 2005 IEEEE International Professional Communication Conference Proceedings. IEEE, Limerick, Ireland, pp. 323-327, IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, IPCC 2005, Limerick, Ireland, 10/07/05. https://doi.org/10.1109/IPCC.2005.1494192

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