Table 3.
Task usability results: effectiveness, efficiency (task observations) and satisfaction (task interviews)
| Task/feature | N | Effectiveness | n | Efficiency | n | Satisfaction | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Task 1 | 20 | Effective | 19 | Efficient | 11 | Satisfied | 17 |
| Register | Partly efficient | 8 | Neither satisf./dissatisf. | 2 | |||
| Partly inefficient | 0 | Dissatisfied | 1 | ||||
| Inefficient | 1 | ||||||
| Task 2 | 12 | Effective | 10 | Efficient | 3 | Satisfied | 3 |
| Ask a question | Partly efficient | 5 | Neither satisf./dissatisf. | 7 | |||
| Partly inefficient | 2 | Dissatisfied | 2 | ||||
| Inefficient | 2 | ||||||
| Task 3 | 12 | Effective | 11 | Efficient | 5 | Satisfied | 9 |
| Search answer by words in search function | Partly efficient | 4 | Neither satisf./dissatisf. | 1 | |||
| Partly inefficient | 2 | Dissatisfied | 2 | ||||
| Inefficient | 1 | ||||||
| Task 4 | 20 | Effective | 19 | Efficient | 3 | Satisfied | 7 |
| Search answer by category | Partly efficient | 5 | Neither satisf./dissatisf. | 8 | |||
| Partly inefficient | 11 | Dissatisfied | 5 | ||||
| Inefficient | 1 | ||||||
| Task 5 | 12 | Effective | 11 | Efficient | 3 | Satisfied | 7 |
| Technical help from moderator or help function | Partly efficient | 4 | Neither satisf./dissatisf. | 3 | |||
| Partly inefficient | 4 | Dissatisfied | 2 | ||||
| Inefficient | 1 | ||||||
| Task 6 | 8 | Effective | 8 | Efficient | 3 | Satisfied | 3 |
| Register as expert | Partly efficient | 1 | Neither satisf./dissatisf. | 2 | |||
| Partly inefficient | 4 | Dissatisfied | 3 | ||||
| Inefficient | 0 | ||||||
| Task 7 | 8 | Effective | 8 | Efficient | 6 | Satisfied | 6 |
| Answer a question | Partly efficient | 2 | Neither satisf./dissatisf. | 1 | |||
| Partly inefficient | 0 | Dissatisfied | 1 | ||||
| Inefficient | 0 | ||||||
| Task 8 | 8 | Effective | 8 | Efficient | 5 | Satisfied | 6 |
| Add a supplementary answer | Partly efficient | 3 | Neither satisf./dissatisf. | 2 | |||
| Partly inefficient | 0 | Dissatisfied | 0 | ||||
| Inefficient | 0 |
Participants (N = 20) are questioners from the working population (N = 12) and experts (N = 8). Questioners executed Tasks 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Experts executed Tasks 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8.