Título: | ERGONOMIC EVALUATION OF THE STRUCTURAL NAVIGATION | |||||||
Autor: |
FELIPE FERRAZ PEREIRA MEMORIA |
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Colaborador(es): |
CLAUDIA RENATA MONT ALVAO BASTOS RODRIGUES - Orientador |
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Catalogação: | 23/MAI/2005 | Língua(s): | PORTUGUESE - BRAZIL |
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Tipo: | TEXT | Subtipo: | THESIS | |||||
Notas: |
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Referência(s): |
[pt] https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/projetosEspeciais/ETDs/consultas/conteudo.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=6490&idi=1 [en] https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/projetosEspeciais/ETDs/consultas/conteudo.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=6490&idi=2 |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.17771/PUCRio.acad.6490 | |||||||
Resumo: | ||||||||
The goal of the research is to evaluate the usability of
the structural
navigation, also known as Breadcrumb Trail. This tool shows
the path back to the
pages previously visited by users, allowing them to link
back to major categories
of information. There are several different types of
Breadcrumbs and efficiencies
will be evaluated. The hypothesis affirmed that the
structural navigation helps
users browse and execute tasks faster, also providing some
information such as
where the users are located within the site. For that
hypothesis to be verified, a
research methodology has been adopted involving on-line
questionnaires and
usability tests. However, for developing a more complete
work, in order to
contribute for the improvement of Internet projects in
Brazil, the first chapters
were dedicated to subjects related to the Human-Computer
Interaction and
Usability issues. After this survey, a field research has
been made so that the
Breadcrumbs could be evaluated in terms of function and
visual presentation. For
the accomplishment of the usability tests, a prototype has
been developed based
on the Brazilian Central Bank`s website. The tests, wich
counted with 67
volunteers, had been created in the Globo.com Usability
Lab. The volunteers were
chosen by the use of an on-line form. The results were
acceptable, even though
the Breadcrumb navigation was efficient in some situations
and inefficient in
others. The results has been generalized by the creation of
six guidelines for using
the element.
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