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- What is tree testing in UX design?
- How do you do tree testing?
- When should you do tree testing?
- What is a good score for a tree test?
What is tree testing in UX design?
Tree testing is a UX research method that allows you to evaluate the hierarchy and findability of topics in a website or app. It's an important step in your research plan. In a tree test, participants are presented with a text-only version of the site's hierarchy and asked to complete a series of tasks.
How do you do tree testing?
To conduct a tree test, you don't need to sketch any wireframes or write any content. You only need to prepare two things: the tree, or hierarchical menu, and the tasks, or instructions which explain to study participants what they should attempt to find.
When should you do tree testing?
Once you've created a draft IA based on the results of the card sort and your site requirements, run a tree test to see how it performs based on common user tasks. If you have more than one potential design, test them all with tree testing instead of putting all your effort into trying to perfect just one.
What is a good score for a tree test?
A good result in tree testing is achieved when the task score is 8 points or higher. The Time Taken indicator should be as low as possible, it shows the time needed to complete the given task. A higher success rate indicates that most of the respondents found the right destination.
