[IxDA Discuss] U-testing paper prototype Forms

[Damon van Vessem]

Just to clarify, my concern was mostly with how much thought they  
would put into filling out fields and reading labels/hints on paper as  
opposed to online... so more about their mindset in a different medium  
than about interaction details.
-Damon

> I'm going to run some usability tests on HTML forms. I'm considering
> using paper prototypes and have people fill in the fields with a pen,
> selecting items from dropdown lists laid down by the facilitator, etc.
>
> Does anyone have experience / research findings of how this would
> compare to people filling out the same form online (HTML)? Does the
> act of writing on paper skew the results?
>
> (I realise there are several aspects that could not be tested, such as
> copying contents between fields, browser pre-fills, tab-sequences, etc)