VULab Survey Question Types

[electBlake]

Jess,

I do agree that I don't see it saving a lot of time as I will have to  
develop the system smarter but like you said, it doesn't seem all that  
controversial. I am trying to think if there is anything specific to a  
usability type surveys that would be could include, even if just in  
the planning stages now for integration farther down the line.

Maybe...We can add something to capture the platform information of  
the visitor. Screen Resolution, Operating System, Browser, etc.etc. I  
was thinking of adding this as a "question" but maybe we'd just like  
to have it gather/save for every survey result?

Thanks,
Blake


On 9-Dec-08, at 11:49 AM, Jess Mitchell wrote:

> Blake,
>
> From my experience with Viewsflash this looks like a pretty  
> straightforward list of question and answer types.  I'm curious to  
> see if your consolidation at the bottom buys you much time, but it  
> also seems uncontroversial.
>
> Do you have them listed in order-of-priority and therefore  
> development? 1-5?  If so, that too looks good to me.
>
> Best,
> Jess
>
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> On Dec 9, 2008, at 10:46 AM, electBlake wrote:
>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> Blake here from Toronto/VULab WEB, and if you haven't herd - we are  
>> making the switch to a proper php framework (EXCITING!). We are  
>> looking at CodeIgniter.com and CakePHP.org, but that isn't why I'm  
>> calling on you this morning.
>>
>> Due to the dramatic (positive) change that a framework will bring  
>> to VULab, we will be re-engineering the survey design tool/process  
>> (nearly) from the ground up!
>> I want to start by isolating the types of questions we want to  
>> offer as well as isolating the importance of each. Once we have a  
>> list of question types we can agree on, we can develop them into  
>> VULab working down the list from most important to optional  
>> questions. You should consider what type of information you'd want  
>> to gather if you were conducting a usability test.
>>
>> VULab currently uses the phpESP survey design tool so I'll outline  
>> what is included there and then I'll give me opinion on types/ 
>> priorities.
>>
>> One thing that should be noted is that a question "type" can span  
>> different "implementations". For example, a Boolean type of  
>> question could be implemented as a True or False, or a Yes or No,  
>> or even an Apples or Oranges. I'll distinguish between the types of  
>> questions and the implementations below.
>>
>>
>> phpESP Current Question Types:
>>
>> Boolean Question Type
>> This is a question type whose answers could resolve into a 1 or 0.
>> Implementations:
>> Yes/No
>> Text Input Question Type
>> This is a question type whose answers are stored as text.
>> Implementations:
>> Text Box
>> Essay Box
>> Numeric
>> Single Option Question Type
>> This is a question type whose answer is chosen from a list and is  
>> specific to one option.
>> Implementations:
>> Radio Buttons
>> Dropdown Box
>> Multiple Select Question Type
>> This is a question type whose answer can be 1 or more options from  
>> a given list.
>> Implementations:
>> Check Boxes
>> Date Question Type
>> This is a question type whose answer is a specific date.
>> Implementations:
>> Date
>> Rating Question Type
>> This is a question type whose answer is a number within a selected  
>> scale.
>> Implementations:
>> Rank.
>>
>>
>> As I see it, we can consolidate a few of these and prioritize them  
>> as follows for VULab
>> Note: Single/Multiple types have been combined.
>>
>> Boolean Question Type
>> This is a question type whose answers could resolve into a 1 or 0.
>> Implementations:
>> Yes/No
>> Text Input Question Type
>> This is a question type whose answers are stored as text.
>> Implementations:
>> Text Line Box
>> Multi Line Box
>> Numeric
>> Multiple Option Question Type
>> This is a question type whose answer can be 1 or more options from  
>> a given list.
>> Implementations:
>> Check Boxes
>> Radio Buttons
>> Dropdown Box
>> Rating Question Type
>> This is a question type whose answer is a number within a selected  
>> scale.
>> Implementations:
>> Rank/Scale (Definable Start/Finish)
>> Date Question Type
>> This is a question type whose answer is a specific date.
>> Implementations:
>> Date
>>
>>
>> Are there any other question types that we should consider? Is this  
>> an appropriate prioritizing? ANY input is much appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Blake
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