Think-Aloud Protocol
Asking people to say what they are thinking as they use something.
TermCraft conventionFoundational
Definition
A technique in which participants verbalise their thoughts while performing a task.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
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In plain language
Asking people to say what they are thinking as they use something.
Example
'I am looking for a settings icon, usually top right' tells you more than watching them find it silently.
Local chart
TERM·027 · Region X · Grid D6
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Deeper reading
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- Gulfs of Execution and EvaluationPRIN·010 · Principle
- Usability TestingRES·001 · Research method
- Usability Test ScriptTPL·007 · Template