Web Evaluation Process

Web Evaluation Process:

Formative Evaluation & Summative Evaluation
 

*Formative Evaluation: A method of judging the worth of a program/product while the program activities/products are forming or happening. Formative evaluation focuses on the process (Bhola, 1990) .

*Summative Evaluation: A method of judging the worth of a program/product at the end of the program activities/products. The focus is on the outcome (Bhola 1990).

Usability Testing for web:

Usability is a quality attribute that assesses how easy user interfaces are to use. The word "usability" also refers to methods for improving ease-of-use during the design process .

 

            *Why usability testing is important?
                 -Usability is a necessary condition for survival.
                 -If a website is difficult to use, people leave.
                 -If the homepage fails to clearly state what a company offers and what users can do on the site,  people leave.
                 -If users get lost on a website, they leave.
                 -If a website's information is hard to read or doesn't answer users' key questions, they leave.