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Criterion
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
Paper illustration of a Test Card with four fields for hypothesis, test, metric, and success threshold.
Product Discovery
Test Card
Paper illustration of a Learning Card with four fields for hypothesis, observation, insight, and action.
Product Discovery
Learning Card
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Purposedifferent
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.The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success.The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage20-35 min25-40 min1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
Based on research question1-51-510-30
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Findability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IATest Card with a pre-set thresholdLearning Card with evidence and next actionClick Heatmap, Success Rate, Design Recommendations
Tagsno overlap
Information architectureNavigationFindability
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
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