Navigation Stresstest

 

Navigation stress test

 

 

This short set of questions is designed to help you find out whether users can navigate your site easily, and know where they are at all times. Start on a page a few levels deep – NOT a homepage or main section page – this more accurately represents the experience a user will have if they reach you via search or a shared link. Have a print out of the page for your test user to mark out the answers on.

Question

How to label it

What site is this?

Circle the site name

What is this page about?

Underline the title of the page

What are the main sections of this site?

Label as ‘A’

What section is this page in?

Label as ‘B’

What is "up" 1 level from here?

Label as ‘C’

How do I get to the home page of this site?

Label with ‘D’

How do I get to the top of this section?

Label with ‘E’

What does each group of links represent?

Circle the major groups of links and label. ‘F’: Links to sub-pages of this one ‘G’: Links to pages in the same section as this ‘H’: Links to pages in a different section ‘I’: Links to other sites

Now go to the homepage of this site

Write your path(s) as: step 1 > step 2 > ...

How could you get back to the page you were on from the site home page?

  Note:  this  test  is  an  adapted  version  of  Keith  Instone’s  original  Stress  test  http://instone.org/navstress    

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