A TAXONOMY OF EVALUATION TECHNIQUES FOR HCI

The results of an extensive literature search are presented and a rationale given for the existence of a number of diverse and distinct techniques used to evaluate the human-computer interface. A prescriptive taxonomy of the evaluation techniques uncovered in the literature search is proposed, and the emergence of an ‘evaluation environment’ as a necessary part of the taxonomy is described. Although much work needs to be done, the environment represents a first pass at a tool for matching techniques to requirements.