Assessment for Teen Health & Wellness by Lambton - Module 2: Interface Navigation

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Are user input fields accompanied by clear instructions on what the user needs to do to successfully complete the form?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are no instructions for the search box. The form control does not have a corresponding label.
The survey on the homepage is confusing because a group of check boxes or radio buttons is not enclosed in a fieldset. There are no instructions for the survey.
There is no heading for the left column of list of subjects.
There are coloured asterisks on the form for "Share your story". There are single and double asterisks. Single asterisks denote required fields, but double asterisks are not explained in any way.
Do user input fields contain labels in addition to overall instructions mentioned above?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There is no text label for the search box. The form control for the search box does not have a corresponding label.
A group of check boxes or radio buttons is not enclosed in a fieldset, so the radio buttons are disconnected from the question they go with, and the submission button.
Are descriptions for fields and boxes easy to understand?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are no descriptions for fields and boxes.
Are labels placed above the user input fields and clearly associated with each field?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The search box is not labelled.
There is no field set for the survey on the homepage, and there is no label for the radio buttons that go with the survey.
Are text cues for coloured form control labels available?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Are other visual indicators provided consistently, such as an asterisk for required form fields?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no required form fields.
Are user input fields either reversible, checked, or confirmed? One of the three is acceptable.
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are alert messages clearly visible to the user, either at the top of the form field, inline, or through a dialog box?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Sometimes error messages appear in red text well above where the correction is required, while other errors appear as a dialog box: manner of delivery of an alert is not consistent across the platform; some messages are coloured and may be invisible to certain users; the location of the messages is not always directly attached to the problem; the method of delivery for the messages is not consistent.
Do alert messages clearly indicate the field in which the error has occurred and a description of the error and the fix?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: It may be difficult to identify which box is for which field.
Is the user able to easily access the user input field to correct the error?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is the user able to resubmit the form and re-validate their submission?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do error reports follow a logical reading and navigation order?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
When a user spells a word incorrectly, does the search function offer spelling suggestions or synonyms?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Search bar offers "did you mean" options and also suggests the use of the A to Z list.
Are icons such as to save, download, or print consistent across the site?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: You cannot save/download/print/cite/share from the home page, so these functions are not present there, but these icons are consistently placed in the individual subject pages.
Is alternative text clear and consistent for each icon type?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are icons that are missing alternative text.

Are actions consistently labelled across the site? For example, the “search” button is always labeled “search”.
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes:
Are icons that have adjacent links consistent?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are two different buttons/images that go to the "calming room" from the home page.
The "hotlines" link through the tab at the top right goes to a different page than the "hotlines" link through the left menu...one is a list with headings, while the other presents with buttons.
Can the purpose of each link be determined from the link text alone?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There is at least one link called "here".
Does the eresource have a consistent layout and navigation across all pages?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The top and bottoms of pages are fairly consistent, but the content page layouts vary between 1 and 3 columns, with and without tabs.
Are search fields located in the same places throughout the website?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do other features occur in the same place throughout the website?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Side menu for home page, which contains links to most of the reference content of the database, does not contain these links on the other pages which are navigated to via tabs at the top right. So, if you navigate to the "calm room" or "hotlines" page, you will not see the links that were on the home page for "diseases, infections, and conditions" or "body basics".
Are links, buttons, images, and other components that are used repeatedly throughout a website labeled consistently?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some buttons and icons are not labeled.
Does the electronic resource avoid the use of pop-up windows which open automatically in a new tab if a user clicks on a button?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Links for Email, Cite, and Print open automatically in new windows
Does the database avoid launching pop-up windows automatically when the database is loaded?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Where pop-ups occur, are users able to postpone or suppress any pop-ups?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The calm room videos load and play as soon as you click on an image. Links in hotline list automatically load a pop up page that tells you that you are leaving the database, but the client is then required to click "continue" before the link itself is loaded in this new window.
Does the database avoid launching pages in a new browser window with the usual browser controls missing?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is page content subdivided hierarchically into appropriate headings and tagged appropriately?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are no H1 headings, but there are H2 and H3 headings.
Are headings concise and clear, and accurately reflect the content under that heading?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The headings under the "hotlines" in the tabs at the top of the page, are the same heading level as the actual links for those headings.

Do database page menus have a reasonable number of navigation items and drop-down options?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the main navigation and drop-downs contain a reasonable number of menu items?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Can all menus and submenus be accessed with screen readers and via keyboard navigation?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the “results” page or item record view avoid opening in a new tab without a warning?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is there an "update now" button that requests a refresh of content rather than automatically updating the content?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Does the database avoid automatic redirection?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Does the form refrain from submitting automatically when a component receives focus?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the database avoid launching new windows when a component receives focus?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the database avoid change of focus when a component receives focus?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are you able to tab through a page using keyboard navigation without the keyboard focus moving away from the control?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
eResource: Teen Health & Wellness
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Rosen Publishing
Institution: Lambton
Score: C+

Labels and Instructions for Interactive Elements

Question Answer Notes Images
Are user input fields accompanied by clear instructions on what the user needs to do to successfully complete the form? Never There are no instructions for the search box. The form control does not have a corresponding label. The survey on the homepage is confusing because a group of check boxes or radio buttons is not enclosed in a fieldset. There are no instructions for the survey. There is no heading for the left column of list of subjects. There are coloured asterisks on the form for "Share your story". There are single and double asterisks. Single asterisks denote required fields, but double asterisks are not explained in any way.
Do user input fields contain labels in addition to overall instructions mentioned above? Never There is no text label for the search box. The form control for the search box does not have a corresponding label. A group of check boxes or radio buttons is not enclosed in a fieldset, so the radio buttons are disconnected from the question they go with, and the submission button.
Are descriptions for fields and boxes easy to understand? Never There are no descriptions for fields and boxes.
Are labels placed above the user input fields and clearly associated with each field? Never The search box is not labelled. There is no field set for the survey on the homepage, and there is no label for the radio buttons that go with the survey.
Are text cues for coloured form control labels available? Not Applicable
Are other visual indicators provided consistently, such as an asterisk for required form fields? Not Applicable There are no required form fields.

Error Prevention

Question Answer Notes Images
Are user input fields either reversible, checked, or confirmed? One of the three is acceptable. Always

Error Reports

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alert messages clearly visible to the user, either at the top of the form field, inline, or through a dialog box? Sometimes Sometimes error messages appear in red text well above where the correction is required, while other errors appear as a dialog box: manner of delivery of an alert is not consistent across the platform; some messages are coloured and may be invisible to certain users; the location of the messages is not always directly attached to the problem; the method of delivery for the messages is not consistent.
Do alert messages clearly indicate the field in which the error has occurred and a description of the error and the fix? Sometimes It may be difficult to identify which box is for which field.
Is the user able to easily access the user input field to correct the error? Always
Is the user able to resubmit the form and re-validate their submission? Always
Do error reports follow a logical reading and navigation order? Always

Search function spell-check

Question Answer Notes Images
When a user spells a word incorrectly, does the search function offer spelling suggestions or synonyms? Always Search bar offers "did you mean" options and also suggests the use of the A to Z list.

Functionality of Interactive Elements

Question Answer Notes Images
Are icons such as to save, download, or print consistent across the site? Always You cannot save/download/print/cite/share from the home page, so these functions are not present there, but these icons are consistently placed in the individual subject pages.
Is alternative text clear and consistent for each icon type? Sometimes There are icons that are missing alternative text.
Are actions consistently labelled across the site? For example, the “search” button is always labeled “search”. Sometimes
Are icons that have adjacent links consistent? Sometimes There are two different buttons/images that go to the "calming room" from the home page. The "hotlines" link through the tab at the top right goes to a different page than the "hotlines" link through the left menu...one is a list with headings, while the other presents with buttons.
Can the purpose of each link be determined from the link text alone? Sometimes There is at least one link called "here".

Consistent Navigation

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the eresource have a consistent layout and navigation across all pages? Sometimes The top and bottoms of pages are fairly consistent, but the content page layouts vary between 1 and 3 columns, with and without tabs.
Are search fields located in the same places throughout the website? Always
Do other features occur in the same place throughout the website? Sometimes Side menu for home page, which contains links to most of the reference content of the database, does not contain these links on the other pages which are navigated to via tabs at the top right. So, if you navigate to the "calm room" or "hotlines" page, you will not see the links that were on the home page for "diseases, infections, and conditions" or "body basics".
Are links, buttons, images, and other components that are used repeatedly throughout a website labeled consistently? Sometimes Some buttons and icons are not labeled.

Pop-up windows/Interruptions

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the electronic resource avoid the use of pop-up windows which open automatically in a new tab if a user clicks on a button? Sometimes Links for Email, Cite, and Print open automatically in new windows
Does the database avoid launching pop-up windows automatically when the database is loaded? Always
Where pop-ups occur, are users able to postpone or suppress any pop-ups? Sometimes The calm room videos load and play as soon as you click on an image. Links in hotline list automatically load a pop up page that tells you that you are leaving the database, but the client is then required to click "continue" before the link itself is loaded in this new window.
Does the database avoid launching pages in a new browser window with the usual browser controls missing? Always

Headers

Question Answer Notes Images
Is page content subdivided hierarchically into appropriate headings and tagged appropriately? Sometimes There are no H1 headings, but there are H2 and H3 headings.
Are headings concise and clear, and accurately reflect the content under that heading? Sometimes The headings under the "hotlines" in the tabs at the top of the page, are the same heading level as the actual links for those headings.

Menus

Question Answer Notes Images
Do database page menus have a reasonable number of navigation items and drop-down options? Always
Does the main navigation and drop-downs contain a reasonable number of menu items? Always
Can all menus and submenus be accessed with screen readers and via keyboard navigation? Always

Change of context

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the “results” page or item record view avoid opening in a new tab without a warning? Always
Is there an "update now" button that requests a refresh of content rather than automatically updating the content? Not Applicable
Does the database avoid automatic redirection? Never

Change of Context: Focus

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the form refrain from submitting automatically when a component receives focus? Always
Does the database avoid launching new windows when a component receives focus? Always
Does the database avoid change of focus when a component receives focus? Always
Are you able to tab through a page using keyboard navigation without the keyboard focus moving away from the control? Always
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