WebCAT: cardsorting tool
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NIST has published a free online card sorting tool called WebCAT (Web Category Analysis Tool). To quote:
WebCAT is a variation on traditional card sorting techniques. Its process of categorizing and analyzing information is interactive. First, the usability engineer uses the WebCat setup interface to specify the design of an experiment; she provides the names of the items, a category method, instructions for the subjects, a description of the study, and a variety of other options. WebCAT then creates the exercise for the user which is implemented as a Java applet that provides a satisfying interactive experience. The subject merely drags items from a list to one of several category bins. Items may be moved back and forth between bins until the subject is satisfied with his results, then enters his name, makes an optional comment, and presses ‘Done’.
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