Contextual inquiry

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Master Contextual Inquiry

Test your knowledge on contextual inquiry, a vital research method in user experience design. This quiz includes five carefully curated questions that cover the essentials of contextual inquiry and its distinctions from other research methods.

Understand the foundational aspects of contextual inquiry.
Learn the differences between contextual inquiry, usability tests, and interviews.
Enhance your research skills in user behavior observation.

5 Questions1 MinutesCreated by ObservingNature24

This research method involves setting people certain tasks to do :

1-Survey

2-Usability Test

3-Contextual Inquiry

The main difference between an interview and contextual inquiry is:

Unlike in user interviews where you ask people questions, this method lets you observe people and ask them their feedback to yield enough actionable data that you need for your research.

Contextual inquiry is conducted in the context in which the behavior of interest occurs.

Contextual inquiry requires a higher number of participants

You may do phone interviews but you cannot do contextual inquiry unless you are in the real context of what you are trying to find out or learn about.

This research method involves observing people in their natural context and asking them questions to fill in the gaps of the observation.

1-Survey

2-Usability Test

3-Contextual Inquiry

Contextual Interviewing is a superior form of interviewing as it :

1-allows the researcher to understand the person’s environment

2-allows the researcher to get actual demonstrations of user behaviors

3-helps the interviewee remember specific details about performing actions.

4- can stretch out months or even years

Contextual inquiry

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