BS ISO 9186-1:2014
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Graphical symbols. Test methods – Method for testing comprehensibility
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2014 | 30 |
This part of ISO 9186 specifies a method for testing the comprehensibility of graphical symbols. It provides a measure of the extent to which a variant of a graphical symbol communicates its intended message. The purpose of this part of ISO 9186 is to ensure that graphical symbols and signs using graphical symbols are readily understood. The intention is to encourage the development of graphical symbols which are correctly understood by users when no supplementary (i.e. explanatory) text is presented. When such a graphical symbol cannot be developed, it might be necessary to present a graphical symbol together with supplementary text explaining its meaning in the language of the intended users.
NOTE 1 Alternatively, it could be necessary to inform people about the meaning of the graphical symbol by including its meaning in manuals, instructions, or training.
NOTE 2 ISO 9186-2 specifies a method for testing the perceptual quality of graphical symbols by measuring the extent to which the elements of the graphical symbol can be correctly identified. ISO 9186-3 is under development; it is intended to specify a method of testing the association of graphical symbols with their referents and be applicable to those situations where the viewer tested might initially be unfamiliar with the referents.
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 6 | Foreword |
| 7 | Introduction |
| 9 | Section sec_1 Section sec_2 Section sec_3 Section sec_3.1 Section sec_3.2 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions |
| 10 | Section sec_3.3 Section sec_3.4 Section sec_4 Section sec_5 4 Principle 5 Preliminary steps |
| 11 | Section sec_6 Section sec_6.1 Section sec_6.2 Section sec_6.2.1 Section sec_6.2.2 6 Comprehension test 6.1 General 6.2 Preparation of test material |
| 13 | Section sec_6.2.3 Section sec_6.2.4 Section sec_6.2.5 Section sec_6.2.6 Section sec_6.2.7 Section sec_6.2.8 |
| 14 | Section sec_6.3 Section sec_6.3.1 Section sec_6.3.2 Section sec_6.3.3 Section sec_6.3.4 Section sec_6.3.5 Section sec_6.4 Section sec_6.5 6.3 Respondents 6.4 Respondents’ task in the comprehension test 6.5 Analysis of the results of the comprehension test |
| 15 | Section sec_6.6 Table tab_1 Section sec_6.7 6.6 Categorizing the results 6.7 Analysing the categorization of responses |
| 16 | Section sec_6.8 6.8 Presentation of results |
| 17 | Section sec_6.9 Section sec_6.10 6.9 Combination of the results from different countries 6.10 Determination of the most comprehensible variant |
| 18 | Annex sec_A Annex sec_A.1 Annex A (normative) Comprehension test |
| 19 | Annex sec_A.2 |
| 20 | Annex sec_A.3 |
| 21 | Annex sec_A.4 |
| 22 | Annex sec_A.5 |
| 24 | Annex sec_A.6 |
| 26 | Reference ref_1 Reference ref_2 Reference ref_3 Reference ref_4 Reference ref_5 Reference ref_6 Reference ref_7 Reference ref_8 Reference ref_9 Reference ref_10 Bibliography |
