Independent case · Test and improve

Choose a method and write useful tasks

Apply the method in a new context. Review your own artifact against the criteria and decide what evidence would change it.

Before you beginNeed the method or a worked example? Open the full lesson.

01 / New context

The situation

Fictional scenario

An enterprise analyst needs to export a report with sensitive fields removed.

Write two realistic tasks, define completion and failure, name representative participants, and list observations that reveal whether the export is understood and safe.

Produce: A one-page formative test plan with task scripts, observations, and study limitations.

02 / Make and review

Your artifact

Your writing is stored only in this browser if you save it. Copy it to keep a separate version.

03 / Self-review

Check your judgment

Specific standard: The participant tasks match the decision, avoid naming controls, and the observations can reveal both success and misunderstanding.

Review questions

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