Prototype 1

lo-fidelity

Goals:

Test the inital curriculum, navigation, and content of a demo lesson

Test Results:

Very positive feedback on curriculum & content, but it was clear the lesson needed more scaffolding and automated feedback

Prototype 2

lo-fidelity

Goals:

Introduce and test a new lesson menu, introduce a dojo-inspired stylistic approach, provide better scaffolding and in-lesson feedback

Test Results:

Positive feedback on new menu and in-lesson feedback; users expressed a desire for higher quantity & variety of assessments

Prototype 3

mid-fidelity

Goals:

Introduce a new layer of personalization: user choice in types of skills and specific vocabulary to learn, and a greater variety of assessment types

Test Results:

The tests highlighted a deeper need for a combination of computer-graded & self-graded assessments as well as a greater emphasis on grammar instruction

Prototype 4

mid-fidelity

Goals:

Introduce new layers of personalization, tested a sensei mascot, added additional assessment types, audio recording features, and additional grammar lessons

Test Results:

Strong positive feedback on computer-graded assessments and personalization; discovered a need for better pronunciation practice & assessments

Prototype 5

hi-fidelity

Goals:

Introduce chatbots, new pronunciation guides, human-graded assessments

Test Results:

Very positive feedback for all new features; the central need was to introduce more content