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How can you use tree testing to improve your UX writing?

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Tree testing is a UX research method that helps you evaluate how well your users can find information on your website or app. It involves asking users to complete tasks using a simplified version of your navigation structure, without any visual design or content. By analyzing how users perform on these tasks, you can identify and fix problems with your information architecture, labels, and categories. In this article, you will learn how to use tree testing to improve your UX writing, and how to avoid some common pitfalls.

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Sumanth Guntumadugu

Sr. UX Designer | Mixed Methods Researcher | Product & Strategy | Ms. HCI Grad @ IU
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Product Designer | UIUX designer | Google certified UX Designer | Freelancer
Sajana Basnyat

Sr. Ui/Ux Software Engineer at Searchabledesign LLC

1 Why tree testing matters for UX writing

UX writing is the practice of creating clear, concise, and useful text that guides and supports users throughout their journey. UX writing is not just about crafting catchy headlines or persuasive copy, but also about organizing and labeling information in a way that makes sense to your users. Tree testing can help you validate your assumptions about how users search, browse, and understand your content. It can also help you optimize your word choices, avoid jargon, and reduce ambiguity.

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Vijaya Praneetha A

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Yes like ●Information Architecture Testing ●Content Findability and Accessibility ●Iterative Improvement for User Understanding

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Sajana Basnyat

Sr. Ui/Ux Software Engineer at Searchabledesign LLC
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By incorporating tree testing into your usability testing toolkit, you can gain valuable insights into the effectiveness of your website's information architecture, leading to improved user experience.

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Angela Ogbonnaya

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Tree testing is crucial for UX writing because it helps evaluate the effectiveness of information architecture and navigation without the influence of visual design. Here's why it matters: 1. The focus on Structure:Tree testing allows you to focus on the structure and organization of content independently of visual elements. 2. User-Centric Assessment: Enabling you to understand how users interpret and navigate through the information gain. 3. Identify Navigation Issues: Identify potential navigation issues. 4. Optimize Labels and Categories:By analyzing user interactions to match users mental models. 5.Enhance Findability: Ensuring that users can easily find and understand the content is paramount.

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Saqib Ali

Senior Consultant @ Systems Limited | 8+ Years Exp on 60+ products | Google, IBM & Atlassian Certified | Product & Project Management | Fintech | Telco | Healtech | UX | UI | Design Strategy | Service Design | CX |
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In my experience, leveraging tree testing for UX writing proves invaluable. Craft a scenario reflecting common user tasks, testing users' ability to locate information. Assess the clarity of labels and categories, refining navigation language for maximum intuitiveness. Analyze results to identify pain points, optimizing the information hierarchy accordingly. This iterative process allows for user-centric language adjustments and validates proposed changes in prototypes. Tree testing is a dynamic tool for ensuring that your UX writing aligns seamlessly with user expectations, providing a clear and efficient navigation experience.

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2 How to plan and run a tree testing study

Before you start a tree testing study, you need to have a clear goal and a hypothesis. What do you want to learn from the study? How do you expect users to navigate your website or app? Then, you need to create a tree, which is a text-only version of your navigation structure. You can use tools like Treejack or Optimal Workshop to create and test your tree online. Next, you need to define some tasks that you want users to complete using the tree. For example, if you have an e-commerce website, you might ask users to find a specific product or category. Finally, you need to recruit and invite users to participate in the study. You can use your own user base, or use platforms like UserTesting or UserZoom to find and screen users.

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1. Define Objectives:Clearly outline study goals and what aspects of the information architecture you want to evaluate. 2. Develop Task Scenarios: Craft realistic tasks to guide participants through the tree structure, simulating real user interactions. 3. Create Tree Structure:Construct a tree diagram representing your website or app's information architecture. 4. Recruit Participants: Select a diverse group of participants and provide clear instructions for the tasks. 5.Use Testing Tools:Leverage online tree testing tools for efficient data collection and analysis. 6. Collect and Analyze Data:Record participant interactions, analyze results, and iterate on the information architecture based on findings.

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3 How to analyze and interpret tree testing results

Once you have collected enough data from your tree testing study, it's time to analyze and interpret the results. You can measure the performance of your tree by looking at various metrics, such as the success rate (the percentage of users who completed the task correctly), directness (the percentage of users who completed the task without going back or exploring other branches), time (the average time it took users to complete the task), and pogo-sticking (the number of times users switched between branches before completing the task). These metrics can help you identify which parts of your tree are working well, and which parts are confusing or misleading users. Additionally, you can compare the paths users took to complete tasks with your expected paths to gain insight into how users think and behave when they look for information on your website or app.

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4 How to improve your UX writing based on tree testing feedback

Based on the results of your tree testing study, you can make changes to your UX writing to improve your information architecture, labels, and categories. To do this, you should simplify and shorten labels with clear and concise words that users can easily recognize and understand. Additionally, avoid using synonyms or similar terms for the same concept and use consistent and distinct labels that avoid confusion and duplication. Group and categorize your content based on user needs and expectations using logical and intuitive structures that match how users search and browse your content. Finally, test and iterate your tree and your UX writing by repeating the tree testing process with different versions of your tree and labels, comparing the results.

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Sumanth Guntumadugu

Sr. UX Designer | Mixed Methods Researcher | Product & Strategy | Ms. HCI Grad @ IU
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Employing tree testing to enhance UX writing involves gauging the effectiveness of information architecture and language clarity. By crafting tasks that prompt users to locate specific content within a website or application, I can evaluate how well the presented labels align with users' expectations. For instance, when testing the navigational structure of an e-commerce platform, participants might be tasked with finding a specific product category. Analyzing their navigation paths and success rates informs me on areas of improvement, guiding the refinement of UX writing for labels and categories to ensure optimal user comprehension and engagement.

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5 How to avoid some common pitfalls of tree testing

Tree testing is an effective UX research method, however, there are some common pitfalls to avoid. It should be done when you have a draft of your navigation structure, but before you invest too much in the visual design and content. To get valid and reliable results, it is important to test with users that represent your target audience and use tasks that reflect realistic scenarios. Additionally, tree testing should not be used in isolation; it should be used in combination with other methods such as usability testing, card sorting, or user interviews to get a full view of the user experience. Testing too early or too late, with the wrong users or tasks, or in isolation can all lead to false conclusions.

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