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Using Closed Card-Sorting to Evaluate Information Architectures

September 8, 2009 – 9:06 pm

Abstract
A technique using closed card-sorting to evaluate candidate information architectures for a web site is described. Participants in an online card-sorting study are randomly directed to one of the architectures being evaluated. Each participant is shown the same cards but different categories to sort them into.
The basic data collected is simply which cards each user [...]

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Card Sorting: Pushing Users Beyond Terminology Matches

August 31, 2009 – 8:07 pm

Summary
It’s easy to bias study participants, whether in user testing or in card sorting, if they focus on matching stimulus words instead of working on the underlying problem.
Card Sorting: Pushing Users Beyond Terminology Matches

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