Week 11: TESTING OF MULTIMEDIA PROJECT

Content vs Style:
- Depend on the users' background/ level(target user).

The Concept of Unity:
- eg: use same color although you have different image with different color.

The Concept of Uniformity:
- the result would be monotonous (boring).

*In digital presentation, the general font used is 'San Serif'.

San Serif versus Serif Font:

 

San Serif	Serif
*Sans serif fonts do not have the serifs, small lines or 'tails', the characters are straight up and down.	*Serif fonts have small lines or'tails' on the ends of each character.
Sans-serif: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma	Serif: Times New Roman, Garamound, Century Schoolbook

 TESTING VS EVALUATION

Testing	Evaluation
*more to technical part	*more toward the effectiveness of the courseware
* test the functinality of the navigation	* impact of the courseware to the users.

 * The best time to test the courseware is along the development process.

TYPES OF COURSEWARE TESTING 

1) Functionality Testing : Testing of the programmatic features(unit, compatibility)- featres that require actual programming.

- Unit Testing : Programmer test on their own coding, module by module.

- Integration Testing : Testing of the full program ( combination of modules)

- Compatibility Testing :  Testing the courseware on different user hardware and software configuration.(eg:  Vista, XP, Window 7)

2) Usability Testing:

- Usability  ia a quality attribute that assesses how easy user interface are to use. (method for improving ease-of-use during the design process).

•  Learnability: how easy is it for users to accomplish basic tasks the first time they encounter the design?
• Efficiency: once users have learned the design, how quickly can they perform tasks?
• Memorability: when users return to the design after a period of time, how easy can they reestablish proficiency?
• Errors: how many errors do users make, hoe severe the errors, and how easily can they recover from the errors?
• Satisfaction: how pleasant is it to use the design?  

TESTING STAGE

 

1) Alpha Testing :(similar to formative testing)

2) Beta Testing : (similar to summative testing) 

TESTING APPROACHES

1) Self Testing

2) Peer Review

3) Concept

4) Field Trials : market release