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Haoran Wang 3.1 1 In the lecture about Evaluation, we have learned about the evaluation frameworks, including DECIDE and IMPACT frameworks. We also learned the experiment design and different types of data, etc. These frameworks and methods can be used in our evaluation to give us useful insights into the prototype.
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Haoran Wang 3.1 3 Evaluation is an important part of product design and it can last from the beginning to the very end. In the Human-Computer Interaction field, product evaluation can help researchers to identify good and bad designs, determine how usable features are, discover new features that were neglected before, and compare design choices to assist us in making decisions.
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Mathieu Jung-Muller 9.1 5 = Frameworks =
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7 == DECIDE Framework ==
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Haoran Wang 6.1 9 **D**etermine the goals
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Haoran Wang 7.1 11 * What are the high-level goals of the evaluation?
12 * Who wants it and why?
13 * The goals influence the approach used for the study.
14 In our evaluation, our goals are to check if the different stakeholders are able to use our prototype smoothly. Investigate how Pepper affects stakeholders' lives and try to use evaluation to improve our prototype.
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Haoran Wang 8.1 16 **E**xplore the questions
Haoran Wang 7.1 17 Define goals and research questions. Our research questions are:
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Haoran Wang 7.1 19 * Are the different stakeholders able to use our prototype smoothly?
20 * Does the prototype allow the PwD greater autonomy in their day-to-day life?
21 * Does the prototype improve the emotional state of the PwD and their relatives?
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Haoran Wang 8.1 23 **C**hoose the evaluation approach and methods
Haoran Wang 7.1 24 The evaluation approach influences the methods used, and in turn, how data is collected, analyzed, and presented.
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Haoran Wang 8.1 27 **I**dentify the practical issues
Haoran Wang 7.1 28 In our case, the most important practical issue is to gather our classmates to do the evaluation. We do not have any real dented people to evaluate. Besides, we have to make a schedule about when to evaluate our prototype.
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Haoran Wang 8.1 30 **D**ecide how to deal with ethical issues
Haoran Wang 7.1 31 Ethical issues are the basis of the evaluation. We would inform all participants about practical issues and make sure to get their consent before starting the evaluation. Users have the right to know their tasks, know what will happen to the collected data, stop participation and leave when they wish.
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Haoran Wang 8.1 33 **E**valuate, analyze, interpret and present the data
Haoran Wang 7.1 34 How data is evaluated, analyzed, interpreted, and presented. To make the results reliable and valid, we have to consider biases, reliability, validity, scope, and ecological validity.
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Mathieu Jung-Muller 9.1 36 == IMPACT Framework ==
Haoran Wang 7.1 37 **I**ntention: Clarify objectives and hypotheses/claims
38 **M**etrics & Measures: What, how and why
39 **P**eople: Target group & participants
40 **A**ctivities: Derive activities from use cases
41 **C**ontext: Social, ethical, physical, etc. aspects
42 **T**echnologies: Hardware and software
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Mathieu Jung-Muller 9.1 45 == Formative Evaluation ==
Haoran Wang 7.1 46 Focus on the various processes of the human-technology interaction
47 Derive open questions from the design specification.
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Mathieu Jung-Muller 9.1 49 == Summative Evaluation ==
Haoran Wang 7.1 50 Focuses on the overall effects of the human-technology interaction
51 Specify research questions and hypotheses based on claims.
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54 = Data =
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56 == Qualitative Data ==
Haoran Wang 7.1 57 Explore, discover, instruct
58 * Understand and interpret interactions
59 * Gain insight into views and perspectives
60 * Open-ended, like interviews and participant observations
61 * Try to identify patterns, features, themes
62 * Study groups tend to be smaller
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Mathieu Jung-Muller 9.1 64 == Quantitative Data ==
Haoran Wang 7.1 65 Describe, explain, predict
66 * Measure outcomes, test hypotheses, and make predictions
67 * Precise measurements
68 * Identify statistical relationships
69 * Larger number of participants
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Mathieu Jung-Muller 9.1 71 = Experimental Design =
72 == Within-subjects ==
Haoran Wang 7.1 73 Each participant, all conditions
74 * Few subjects needed
75 * Reduced variability
76 * More statistical power
77 * Practice/fatigue effects
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Mathieu Jung-Muller 9.1 79 == Between-subjects ==
Haoran Wang 7.1 80 Each participant, one condition
81 * Simplicity
82 * Less chance of practice/fatigue effects
83 * More time, effort and participants
84 * Individual variability
85 * Environment factors