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How easy was that task? (SEQ)
One question, asked right after a task: how difficult or easy was it, from 1 to 7.
Your answers stay in this browser tab unless you choose to share them anonymously.
About this questionnaire
The Single Ease Question was compared with other one-question ratings by Jeff Sauro and Joseph Dumas (2009) and has become a standard in usability testing, because one quick question after each task works about as well as longer questionnaires.
Ask it right after someone finishes a task, or answer it yourself about something you have just done.
Scoring: 1 = very difficult, 7 = very easy. Across hundreds of tasks the average is around 5.5 (MeasuringU).
Before you start
For reflection, not diagnosis. This is a self-report questionnaire. It cannot diagnose any condition, and it is not a basis for hiring, admission or any other decision about a person.
Private by default. Everything runs in your browser. Your answers are not saved or sent anywhere unless you choose, before starting, to share them anonymously for site statistics.
Provided as is. A personal project, free and with no warranty. Not connected to any institution I work with.
Credit
Sauro, J., & Dumas, J. S. (2009). Comparison of three one-question, post-task usability questionnaires. In Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’09) (pp. 1599–1608). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/1518701.1518946
SEQ® is a registered trademark of MeasuringU. Average of about 5.5: MeasuringU, “10 Things to Know About the Single Ease Question” (measuringu.com).