Practice - 9. Evaluation & Reflection
Practice Questions
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What is the main difference between Formative and Summative evaluation?
- Answer: Formative evaluation happens during the design process to help "form" and improve the product. Summative evaluation happens after the project is finished to provide a "summary" of its final success.
- Hint: Think of "Formation" versus "Summary."
💡 Hint: Think of "Formation" versus "Summary."
Define Heuristic Evaluation as it appears in the glossary.
- Answer: It is a usability inspection method where experts judge a design based on established principles or "rules of thumb."
- Hint: It involves using a checklist of expert rules.
💡 Hint: It involves using a checklist of expert rules.
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Which of the following is an internal process used by designers to examine their own decisions and outcomes?
- Type: MCQ
- Options: User Testing, Reflection, Performance Metrics, Heuristic Analysis
- Correct Answer: Reflection
- Explanation: Reflection is an internal, introspective process, whereas the others are external methods for evaluating the product.
- Hint: It's the "Internal" process mentioned in the description.
💡 Hint: It's the "Internal" process mentioned in the description.
Summative evaluation is conducted during the development phase to improve the design as it is being built.
- Type: Boolean
- Options: True, False
- Correct Answer: False
- Explanation: Formative evaluation is done during development; Summative is done after completion.
- Hint: Review the "Types of Evaluation" in the detailed summary.
💡 Hint: Review the "Types of Evaluation" in the detailed summary.
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Challenge Problems
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The Reflection Journal: Write a three-sentence reflection for a designer who just realized their "eco-friendly" water bottle is too heavy for people to carry comfortably.
- Solution: "In this project, I prioritized material sustainability over the core user requirement of portability. This decision led to a product that is environmentally sound but practically unusable for its target audience. In the future, I must create a 'Requirement Matrix' to ensure that secondary goals like material choice do not override primary usability needs."
- Hint: Focus on "Why" the decision was made and "How" to improve next time.
💡 Hint: Focus on "Why" the decision was made and "How" to improve next time.
Evaluation Strategy: You have developed a new educational app for children. Design a quick Formative Evaluation plan that includes one "Performance Metric" and one "User Testing" activity.
- Solution:
- User Testing: Observe five children trying to navigate from the home screen to the first lesson without help.
- Performance Metric: Record the average time (in seconds) it takes them to find the "Start" button.
- Hint: Keep it "Formative" (focused on improvement).
💡 Hint: Keep it "Formative" (focused on improvement).
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