Practice - Section E: Iteration Driven by Formative Feedback
Practice Questions
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What is the primary goal of formative feedback during the design process?
* Answer: To improve the design through early, continuous input before final implementation.
* Hint: It's about learning and improving, not grading.
💡 Hint: It's about learning and improving, not grading.
Name one common method for gathering formative feedback in UI design.
* Answer: Usability testing (or Stakeholder reviews, A/B testing, or informal user interviews).
* Hint: Think about watching users interact with a prototype.
💡 Hint: Think about watching users interact with a prototype.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What type of feedback is collected during the development process to improve the final outcome?
* Type: mcq
* Options: Summative, Formative, Passive
* Correct Answer: Formative
* Explanation: Formative feedback happens during the process, helping shape the final product.
* Hint: It’s like a mid-course correction.
💡 Hint: It’s like a mid-course correction.
True or False: The primary purpose of formative feedback is to assign a grade or final score to the product's usability.
* Type: boolean
* Options: True, False
* Correct Answer: False
* Explanation: Summative feedback handles final assessment; formative feedback focuses on improvement and iteration.
* Hint: Formative is about shaping; summative is about assessing.
💡 Hint: Formative is about shaping; summative is about assessing.
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Challenge Problems
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Imagine you’ve received the following feedback from 4 different users about your app’s onboarding process: “Too fast”, “Too many steps”, “Unclear CTA”, “Visually overwhelming.” How would you iterate on your prototype?
* Solution:
1. Address "Too many steps" & "Too fast": Synthesize by reducing the total number of screens (fewer steps) and increasing the "After Delay" or animation duration (slowing the pace).
2. Address "Unclear CTA": Revise the CTA copy to be action-oriented (e.g., change "Go" to "Start Your Tour") and increase its color contrast for better visibility.
3. Address "Visually overwhelming": Simplify the visuals by reducing the density of images or text per screen, relying more on whitespace and clear typographic hierarchy.
4. Final Step: Retest the revised prototype with the same users to validate the fixes.
* Hint: Focus on clarity and simplicity, and address the time/pacing issues.
💡 Hint: Focus on clarity and simplicity, and address the time/pacing issues.
As a designer on a collaborative team, you receive vague feedback like "I'm not sure this works" from a key stakeholder. How do you turn this into actionable guidance?
* Solution:
1. Ask for Specificity: Ask targeted follow-up questions such as, "Which specific interaction or screen felt unclear?" or "What would you expect to happen instead?"
2. Focus on Goals: Ask, "Does this part of the design help you meet your goal of [stakeholder's goal]?"
3. Encourage Documentation: Guide the stakeholder to leave a comment or pin directly on the design element in question in Figma, forcing them to pinpoint the source of the discomfort.
* Hint: Clarity comes from asking the right questions that force the reviewer to pinpoint the location and describe the expected outcome.
💡 Hint: Clarity comes from asking the right questions that force the reviewer to pinpoint the location and describe the expected outcome.
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