About

This template is a simple card sorting test designed to understand how users structure and categorize information. It helps evaluate users' intuitive understanding of website structures, menu compositions, and content categorization.

When to Use?

  • When designing the information architecture for a new website or app

  • When improving existing menu structures or content categorization

  • When building a user-centered navigation system

  • When logically grouping features of a product or service

What you will learn?

  • Understanding users' mental models

  • Designing intuitive information structures

  • Developing user-friendly navigation systems

  • Improving content accessibility

  • Increasing user satisfaction

How to Use?

  • Prepare a list of items (cards) to be categorized.

  • Guide participants to classify the items into logical groups.

  • Ask them to name each group appropriately.

  • Collect and analyze results to identify the most common classification patterns.

  • Use this to design or improve information architecture or menu systems.

Frequently Asked Questions

It's used when designing information architecture or menu systems, and when you want to understand how users categorize information.
In open card sorting, participants freely name the groups, while in closed card sorting, they categorize items into predetermined groups.
Compare classification patterns from multiple participants to find common grouping methods and reflect these in improving the information structure.
Generally, data from 15-30 participants is sufficient to derive reliable patterns.

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