Sorting Out Card Sorting: Comparing Methods for Information Architects, Usability Engineers and Other Practitioners Steven D. Hannah University of Minnesota Crookston June 2005 Table of Contents Home | Abstract CHAPTER 1 – PURPOSE OF STUDY Brief Purpose Full Purpose Significance of the Study Limitations to the Research Problem Area CHAPTER II – REVIEW OF REFERENCES Literature on Practitioner Guidelines Literature on Case Reports Literature on Research Methodology Literature for Foundational Reading CHAPTER III – METHOD Data Collection Data Analysis Conceptual Analysis and Constant Comparative Method Qualitative and Quantitative Data Grounded Theory and Constant Comparative Method Data Presentation CHAPTER IV – ANALYSIS OF DATA Forming Categories Definition of Twelve Card Sorting Categories Table 1: Twelve Categories of Card Sorting Characteristics Discussion of Category # 1: Sort Type Discussion of Category # 2: Information Domain Defined Discussion of Category # 3: Individual or Group Sort Discussion of Category # 4: Process of Reconciling Categories Discussion of Category # 5: Sorting Analysis Discussion of Category # 6: Number of Cards to Sort Discussion of Category # 7: Number of Participants Discussion of Category # 8: Minutes for Card Sorting Exercise Further Expansion of Categories Discussion of Category # 9: How to Define Target Audiences Discussion of Category # 10: How to Select Participants Discussion of Category # 11: Content Selection Process Discussion of Category # 12: Term for Content Selected CHAPTER V – CONCLUSIONS APPENDIX A Definitions REFERENCES Bibliography
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