From the course: UX Research Methods: Card Sorting
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How many cards and users?
From the course: UX Research Methods: Card Sorting
How many cards and users?
- You can do as many or as few cards in a sort as you like. The sweet spot depends on what you're trying to learn, whether you're doing a moderated or unmoderated test, and how complex the cards or concepts you're testing. The more complex the cards and the more surrounding discussion you hope to have, the fewer cards you'll want to include. Typically, you want to aim to have moderated sessions be about 20 minutes of pure sorting and at least 20 minutes of conversation. The best way to know if you've hit the goal is to do a pilot test with a colleague. However, if you're working on a very complex system, you may need to have more cards or you may need to allot more time for a discussion in order to get useful results. If you do an unmoderated study, you'll want to aim for about 15 minutes of sorting. If the session is too long, participants may start to get burnt out and become less attentive. The analysis will also be more difficult with more items. If you're doing a closed card sort…
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