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DIG 245- Usability Test

:Testing NC DMV Website

Is your website usable?
What is Usability?
Usability is the measure of how well a user can access a website and the features inside that website.
Usability includes navigation,
      familiarity, consistency, error prevention, feedback, visual clarity, and
      flexibility&efficiency
DMV logo
Who is DMVNC?
DMVNC.org is a website for north carolina residents to access/ information for services that the DMV(Department of motor vehicles) offers.
Procedures
  1. Write a list of tasks that users should be able to do on the website
  2. Ask your participant to do the task, start the timer
  3. Make observations and take notes based on what the user is doing and where the user is looking
  4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for all the decided written tasks
Screenshot of DMVNC website
User Tasks
  1. Make a driver license appointment
  2. Find hours of locations
  3. Order a replacement license/duplicate ID
  4. Find list of license Services
  5. Send a message for feedback or complaint
Results
We had two participants for our uability test. They both did the same task with the timer starting as soon as they clicked onto the start page shown above. The data varied for both users, where user1 took longer for tasks 2 and 5, and user2 took longer with task 1 and 4. Task 3 was about the same time for both users.
Time Data
Test # User 1 User 2
1 45 81
2 150 35
3 30 25
4 15 105
5 120 15
Task1: Make a driver license appointment
Button exist above the fold, easy to access.
2 clicks total, buttons and labels are straightforward. Notice the scroll bar on the right, halfway down the page.
Task2: Find hours of location
In "Offices & Services" selection of navbar
2 clicks total, however it is unclear what "extended hours" mean
Task3: Order a replacement license/duplicate ID
Selection ins above the fold, easy to access. Self explanatory label.
2 clicks total, labels are straightforward and there is minimum scrolling to find the button
Task4: Find list of license services
In the "Offices & Services" section on the menu bar
Options are listed as blocks that look like buttons but only the white outlined rectangle inside can be pressed.
Task5: Send a message for feedback or complaint
In the "help" section on the menu bar
gives option for calling or a list of email addresses
The only way to access this form is by first going to online services by clicking on the “all onlien services” from the menu bar. Then looking at the sidebar menu. It takes 2 clicks within the sidebar menu to get to the form. This form could be more accesssible for users if it is included into the send a message page.
Suggested Changes
The main change I would recommend for this page is making the feedback forum more accessible, I understand that this may be a way to mitigate the amount of feedback the DMV gets so that people that are really adamant about giving feedback would be more likely to actually try and look for it for a longer period of time. It is also true that the DMV doesn’t exist as a private company but moreso a government building that people have to go through in order to get what they need so retenetion rates and perseverance in usage of this website would probably be more than that of a entertainment or leisure website.