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First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
Purposedifferent
When users immediately turn the wrong way on a screen or wireframe, first click testing checks initial orientation at high speed. The first click shows early whether expectation, labeling, and wayfinding fit together.When a navigation exists but search paths still fail, tree testing checks findability without visual distraction. The method shows whether labels, levels, and paths really lead to the intended destination.
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LowMedium
Timesame
1-2 Tage1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
10-30Based on research question
Formatsame
AsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsFindability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IA
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UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
Information architectureNavigationFindability
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