Criteria for evaluating usability evaluation methods

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 373-410

  Hartson, H Rex ^a   Andre, Terence S ^b   Williges, Robert C ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

USER INTERFACES;

COMPARISON CRITERION; EVALUATION CRITERIA; OPERATIONAL DEFINITION; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; POINT OF DEPARTURES; SOFTWARE SYSTEMS; USABILITY EVALUATION METHODS;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 0035737963     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327590IJHC1304_03     Document Type: Article

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