Usability Review of DfT’s 2005 WEBs Discussion Paper
Table of contents
- Usability Review of DfT’s 2005 WEBs Discussion Paper
- Final Report
- Executive summary
- Initial understanding and use of the discussion paper
- Ease of using the discussion paper
- Data
- Assumptions
- Time constraints
- Suggestions for improvements
- Introduction
- 1.1 Background
- 1.2 Aims
- 1.3 Research design
- 1.4 Recruitment
- 1.5 Conduct of the research
- 1.6 Analysis and presentation of the findings
- 1.7 Report outline
- 2 Initial understanding and use of the discussion paper
- 2.1 Awareness of the paper
- 2.2 Initial thoughts on the paper
- 2.3 Perceived function of the paper
- 2.4 Reasons for using the paper
- 2.5 What respondents felt was expected of them by using the paper
- 3 Ease of using the discussion paper
- 3.1 Ease of understanding theory behind assessment approach
- 3.2 Ease of understanding description of each WEB
- 3.3 Ease of following the methodology for WEBs
- 3.4 Views on accuracy of their interpretation
- 3.5 Inability to measure a particular WEB
- 3.6 Ease of use compared with other webtag guidance
- 3.7 Assistance
- 4 Data
- 4.1 Preference for form of data
- 4.2 Views on data requirements
- 4.3 Accessing data
- 4.4 Amendments to data
- 4.5 Actions taken if unable to access data
- 5 Assumptions
- 5.1 Where assumptions were made
- 5.2 Views on having to make assumptions
- 5.3 Impact on reliability of overall assessment
- 5.4 Improvements in modelling practice
- 6 Time Constraints
- 6.1 Time needed to carry out the assessment
- 6.2 Allocation of time by task and WEB
- 6.3 Impact of time spent with increased use of paper
- 7 Suggestions for improvements
- 7.1 Presentation
- 7.2 Data
- 7.3 Explanations of the WEB calculations
- 7.4 The calculations themselves
- 7.5 Correcting inaccuracies
- 7.6 Use of examples
- 7.7 Other
- 8 Conclusions
- Appendices
- Appendix A: Technical Appendix
- Appendix B: Topic Guide
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