Validation of Usability Heuristics for Citizen and Community Science Practitioners
Purty, Turam; Tian, Yubing; Snyder, Jaime
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Title
Validation of Usability Heuristics for Citizen and Community Science Practitioners
Author(s)
Purty, Turam
Tian, Yubing
Snyder, Jaime
Issue Date
2024-03-20
Keyword(s)
Usability
Heuristic Evaluation
Citizen Science
Community Science
Abstract
Heuristic evaluation is a quick and cost-effective method for assessing the usability of digital technologies. Introduced in 1994, Nielsen’s Heuristics is a well-known set of 10 usability criteria used to identify usability issues in web-based information systems that have been adapted and modified to different technologies and contexts. In this poster, we present an online usability self-assessment toolkit, based on a contextual translation of Nielsen's Heuristic guidelines. This adapted version of Nielsen’s Heuristics was created to help citizen and community science (CCS) practitioners collect and respond to usability issues encountered as they develop online resources for CCS projects. Preliminary analysis indicates a validation of an adapted set of Nielsen’s original ten heuristics for use by CCS practitioners plus the inclusion of an additional heuristic guideline related to supporting community engagement. The CCS heuristic toolkit supports empirical self-assessment of online resources by CCS practitioners and contributes to an understanding of inclusive practices in the domain of CCS.
Publisher
iSchools
Series/Report Name or Number
iConference 2024 Proceedings
Type of Resource
Other
Language
eng
Handle URL
https://hdl.handle.net/2142/122790
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Copyright 2024 is held by Turam Purty, Yubing Tian and Jaime Snyder. Copyright permissions, when appropriate, must be obtained directly from the authors.
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