Participatory analysis
George Chin, Mary Beth Rosson, John M. Carroll · 1997
Participatory design typically focuses on envisionment and evaluation activities.We explored a method for pushing the participatory activities further "upstream" in the design process, to the initial analysis of requirements.We used a variant of the task-artifact fi-arnework, carrying out a participatory claims analysis during a design workshop fm a project addressing collaborative science education.The analysis used videotaped classroom sessions as source material.The participant-teachers were highly engaged by the analysis process and contributed significantly to the analysis results.We conclude that the method has promise as a technique for evoking self-reflection and analysis in a participatory design setting.