The Decameron  Web Detailed Search Page Evaluation Form

As a supplement to the Guest Book, this Evaluation Form is intended to provide the directors of the Decameron Web with more detailed information regarding the use and functionality of the Detailed Search pages. Users are encouraged to provide thoughtful reflections on their testing of the search pages and to elaborate as much as they like in the spaces provided below. These observations will help us to refine both the SGML encoding of the Italian text and the user interface of the search forms.

The Evaluator

Name:

E-mail:

Professor or evaluation organizer:

Status:

Student
Teacher
Scholar
Other

In which area(s) are you most interested?

Italian Language
Italian Studies
Literature
Medieval Studies

Additional information:

Project Goals

One of the Decameron Web's objectives is to act as a dynamic resource for a variety of shared and collaborative activities at numerous levels of learning and understanding. In your view, will the Detailed Search pages contribute to this effort?

How might you specifically incorporate the Detailed Search pages in the teaching your course?

The Decameron Web caters to a broad virtual community of Boccaccio readers. Do you believe that the Detailed Search pages are accessible to high school and college students as well as teachers and literary scholars?

What advantages/disadvantages do the Detailed Search pages have over more traditional text search methods?

Do you believe that these new search pages will facilitate innovative readings/understandings of the text or hinder the reader's interpretive vision? Why?

Search Function & Design

Did you encounter any difficulties when searching or viewing the results of your queries?

Based on your knowledge of the text, did the results of your searches seem accurate?
Why or why not?

Which specific character and geography tables did you find most/least useful and why?

What specific design elements make navigating the Detailed Search pages easy/difficult?

Additional comments regarding search function and design:

Additional Comments

       


Thank you very much for taking the time to give us this information.

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