A structured expert review that steps through each action a first-time user would take to finish a task, asking at every step whether they would know what to do and notice they did it right.
Synonyms
None recorded.
Related terms
- heuristic evaluation
- usability testing
- task analysis
In plain words
- walking through the steps as if you'd never used it before
- checking a task step by step from a beginner's view
Usage example
The cognitive walkthrough revealed that new users had no cue to save their draft before leaving.
Don't confuse with…
- heuristic evaluationA cognitive walkthrough follows one task step by step; heuristic evaluation checks the whole interface against general rules.
Categories
- UX research