{"id":8677,"date":"2018-03-23T19:14:57","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T22:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uruit.com\/blog\/?p=8677"},"modified":"2023-05-31T11:00:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T14:00:28","slug":"ux-quiz-online-heuristic-evaluation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/ux-quiz-online-heuristic-evaluation\/","title":{"rendered":"UX Quiz: an online heuristic evaluation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/ux-quiz-online-heuristic-evaluation\/#Enhance_User_Experience_with_Evaluation_Quiz\" title=\"Enhance User Experience with Evaluation Quiz\">Enhance User Experience with Evaluation Quiz<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/ux-quiz-online-heuristic-evaluation\/#Jakob_Nielsen_heuristic_evaluation\" title=\"Jakob Nielsen heuristic evaluation\">Jakob Nielsen heuristic evaluation<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/ux-quiz-online-heuristic-evaluation\/#Applying_the_principles_in_real_life\" title=\"Applying the principles in real life\">Applying the principles in real life<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/ux-quiz-online-heuristic-evaluation\/#About_us\" title=\"About us\">About us<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enhance_User_Experience_with_Evaluation_Quiz\"><\/span><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Enhance User Experience with  Evaluation Quiz&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:15231,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16777215},&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;6&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;11&quot;:3,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">Enhance User Experience with Evaluation Quiz<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In today&#8217;s crowded market of software, the usability, or ease of use of your application, plays a vital role in the uptake and therefore the success of that app. Do you know what the usability of your current system or application is? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some time ago, we built a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/uruit.com\/ux-quiz\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">simple UX too<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">l based on the principles of <strong>Jakob Nielsen<\/strong>, a User Advocate researcher and designer known as \u201cthe <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">world&#8217;s leading expert on user-friendly design.\u201d Nielsen\u2019s world-renowned principles are called the \u201c10 Usability Heuristics for User Interface Design\u201d and they help you assess the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">user\u2019s eye-view of your system and evaluate its performance and application usability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this post we will give you an overview of this heuristic evaluation and offer a quick and practical tool for you to start measuring how usable your system really is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-e68c6ce9-493c-4115-88e1-7ebbad9f4c05\" class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\"><span id=\"hs-cta-e68c6ce9-493c-4115-88e1-7ebbad9f4c05\" class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-e68c6ce9-493c-4115-88e1-7ebbad9f4c05\"><!-- [if lte IE 8]>\n\n\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n\n\n<![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/9381387\/e68c6ce9-493c-4115-88e1-7ebbad9f4c05\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"hs-cta-img-e68c6ce9-493c-4115-88e1-7ebbad9f4c05\" class=\"hs-cta-img alignnone\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" src=\"[https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/9381387\/e68c6ce9-493c-4115-88e1-7ebbad9f4c05.png](https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/9381387\/e68c6ce9-493c-4115-88e1-7ebbad9f4c05.png)\" alt=\"TAKE THE UX QUIZ\" width=\"167\" height=\"24\" \/><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta.load(9381387, 'e68c6ce9-493c-4115-88e1-7ebbad9f4c05', {\"region\":\"na1\"}); <\/script><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jakob_Nielsen_heuristic_evaluation\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jakob Nielsen heuristic evaluation<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As opposed to a specific usability guideline, Nielsen\u2019s 10 principles act as broad rules of thumb that every system should follow in order to fulfill its purpose of bringing value to its users. We\u2019ve listed these principles below, but feel free to read more on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nngroup.com\/articles\/ten-usability-heuristics\/\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nielsen\u2019s website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visibility of system status<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Match between system and the real world<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">User control and freedom<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consistency and standards<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Error prevention<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recognition rather than recall<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flexibility and efficiency of use<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aesthetic and minimalist design<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help users recognize, diagnose, and recover from errors<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help and documentation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Applying_the_principles_in_real_life\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applying the principles in real life<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, isn\u2019t it frustrating when you\u2019re swiping through Instagram photos and you end up in the Inbox? Well, this seems to be the result of not fulfilling the <\/span><b>Consistency and standards principle: <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cUsers should not have to wonder whether different words, situations, or actions mean the same thing.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In this case, the same gesture of swiping right to left shouldn\u2019t have two different uses. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8679\" src=\"https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/gif-ux-quiz.gif\" alt=\"heuristic evaluation\" width=\"270\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/gif-ux-quiz.gif 270w, https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/gif-ux-quiz-11x20.gif 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By applying Nielsen\u2019s principles in our UX Quiz, you can easily assess your software\u2019s usability for free, just like we did with Instagram in the example before. With this quiz, you will be scored on each principle by answering simple questions about your software. At the end of the quiz, you will receive the final results which you can then use to improve your software\u2019s usability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s an example of what the questions will look like:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8685 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/consistency-1024x437.png\" alt=\"heuristic evaluation\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/consistency-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/consistency-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/consistency-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/consistency-750x320.png 750w, https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/consistency-1140x487.png 1140w, https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/consistency-20x9.png 20w, https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/consistency.png 1218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Things you may find helpful:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can run this quiz on an entire application or focus on a specific feature. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The quiz can be done alone or with your team. If you decide to do it as a team, it will naturally take more time. However, the feedback and discussion will certainly be richer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try putting yourself in your user shoes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have the results, take action on the lowest scores.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: t<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">his test can be run periodically, or as much as you want. The more often you run this test, the more you can tell if your actions to improve the usability are actually working. Remember: this quiz is free, and always will be. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is an example of the results you will receive by email after completing the UX Quiz: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8686\" src=\"https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/result.png\" alt=\"heuristic evaluation\" width=\"696\" height=\"923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/result.png 696w, https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/result-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/result-15x20.png 15w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you need any help taking action once receiving your results or need more guidance along the way, don\u2019t hesitate to get in touch!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-e68c6ce9-493c-4115-88e1-7ebbad9f4c05\" class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\"><span id=\"hs-cta-e68c6ce9-493c-4115-88e1-7ebbad9f4c05\" class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-e68c6ce9-493c-4115-88e1-7ebbad9f4c05\"><!-- [if lte IE 8]>\n\n\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n\n\n<![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/9381387\/e68c6ce9-493c-4115-88e1-7ebbad9f4c05\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"hs-cta-img-e68c6ce9-493c-4115-88e1-7ebbad9f4c05\" class=\"hs-cta-img alignnone\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" src=\"[https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/9381387\/e68c6ce9-493c-4115-88e1-7ebbad9f4c05.png](https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/9381387\/e68c6ce9-493c-4115-88e1-7ebbad9f4c05.png)\" alt=\"TAKE THE UX QUIZ\" width=\"167\" height=\"24\" \/><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"[https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js](https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js)\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta.load(9381387, 'e68c6ce9-493c-4115-88e1-7ebbad9f4c05', {\"region\":\"na1\"}); <\/script><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_us\"><\/span><b>About us<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uruit works with US companies, from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises, as nearshore partner for project definition, application design, and technical development. Our Uruguay and Colombia-based teams have worked on over 150 design and development projects up to date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you ready to make the leap in your software development project? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/uruit.com\/contact\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tell us about your project <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and let\u2019s talk.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contents Enhance User Experience with Evaluation QuizJakob Nielsen heuristic evaluationApplying the principles in real lifeAbout us Enhance User Experience with Evaluation Quiz &nbsp; In today&#8217;s crowded market of software, the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":8681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[243],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8677"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8677"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11302,"href":"https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8677\/revisions\/11302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uruit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}