Testing Technical Documents Pt. 2 (Thursday)

Testing Technical Documents Pt. 2

Directions:

For part 2 of this assignment, you are to test the instructions that your fellow peers have created. In the same groups from Tuesday, you will be given a set of instructions (or several sets depending on how long they take) and your goal is to follow the instructions to the best of your ability. Once you have finished following the instructions, answer the following questions. Only one person per group must complete the instructions and submit your responses to the questions. If you were not here on Monday, you will be placed in a group by me.

Questions:

1. Who is in your group?
2. Were you here on Monday?
3. Is there a title for the instructions? If so, what is it?
4. What are the instructions for? What are they trying to teach you to do?
5. Is there an introduction to the instructions? If so, does it a do a good job of introducing the instructions to the user? Why or why not?
6. Are the instructions clear and easy to follow? Why or why not?
7. What kinds of media/modes are being used? Does this make the instructions more accessible/easier to follow? Why or why not?
8. How many steps do the instructions have? Is this too many? Not enough? Just right? Why?
9. Is there any danger associated with these instructions? If so, are there sufficient warnings?
10. Is there a conclusion for the instructions? If so, what is its purpose? Does it wrap things up nicely? Why or why not?
11. Was there anything that should have been defined in the instructions? If so, was it defined properly? How did that impact the successfulness of the instructions?
12. How would you rate the usability of the instructions? Why?
13. How would you rate the accessibility of the instructions? Why?
14. How would you rate the universal design of the instructions? Why?
15. Do you consider the instructions to be successful? Why or why not?