# Usability task script and observation worksheet

Project, version, and date: [name / tested version / date]
Decision this session could change: [specific decision]
Question: [what you need to observe]
Relevant participant experience: [criteria, not identifying details]
Moderator / note-taker: [owners]

## Prepare the boundary
Starting point and device context: [page / device / access method]
Prototype limits and sandbox checks: [unavailable steps / no real submissions]
Participation and recording arrangements: [agreed process / pause or stop option]
Support or format requested: [arrange privately]
Source-record access and review date: [who / date / handling process]

## Task — repeat as needed
Participant-facing scenario: [realistic context and goal, no control labels]
Moderator-only research question: [uncertainty]
Visible endpoint agreed before the session: [what completion would mean]
Assistance or stopping boundary: [when and how to intervene]

## Observation record
Participant code and task ID: [private code / task]
What happened, in sequence: [actions / words / relevant context]
Questions, prompts, or assistance given: [exact intervention / when]
Outcome: [unassisted / assisted / unfinished / chose to stop / prototype blocked / other]
Unexpected result or disagreement: [details]
Interpretation, separate from observation: [candidate explanation]
Alternative explanations and limits: [what is not established]

## Review
Candidate issue and consequence: [finding / source IDs]
Change or operating dependency: [action / owner]
Next observation after the change: [task / version / question]
What remains unknown: [demand / wider frequency / conformance / long-term outcomes]
Decision and review trigger: [proceed / change / investigate / stop]

This is a planning aid, not a consent form, accessibility certification, or proof of demand or impact. Keep completed copies and participant records private.

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Blank template by Daniel Ziedins (https://www.danielziedins.com).
Read the guide: https://www.agent-six33.com/journal/how-to-run-a-small-usability-test
Template library: https://www.agent-six33.com/field-kit
Guide updated: 2026-10-21

Public blank prompts only. No private journal notes or tool drafts are included. Keep completed copies and participant details private.