TermCraft conventionFoundational
Unmoderated Testing
The participant does it on their own, with no researcher present.
Definition
Research sessions participants complete alone, following recorded instructions.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
In plain language
The participant does it on their own, with no researcher present.
Example
A task-based study run through a testing platform with fifty participants overnight.
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