Card Sorting

The redesign team will conduct card sorting exercises with students, faculty and staff so that we can better understand how users of our web site categorize content. We will also better understand the terminology that is meaningful to them.

What is Card Sorting?

• A technique to see how content is grouped and labeled.
• Aids in developing the information architecture for a website
• Representative users sort index cards listing website content into groups
• Users name the groups (open-sort exercise) or place content under pre-determined labels (closed sort)

Card Sorting Resources

What is Card Sorting
http://www.infodesign.com.au/usabilityresources/design/cardsorting.asp

Card Sorting: A Definitive Guide
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/card_sorting_a_definitive_guide

Card Sorting: How Many Users to Test
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20040719.html

Focus Groups

The redesign team coordinated staff, faculty, and student focus groups. As an incentive to participate, the team provided lunch to faculty and students, plus a $10 gift card to the UConn Co-op store.

Jo Ann Reynolds facilitated the four one-hour focus groups.

Participant Profiles


Questions Asked


Feedback Summary