Vicki - Some recommended bast practices for participant recruitment and retention:
-Expect a 25% cancellation/no-show rate. So for every four slots you need to fill, you need to recruit 5 people. You can schedule extra slots or use "floaters" -- people scheduled to serve as substitutes overlapping with specific time slots. If you're running ahead of schedule you can include the floaters as well. -Remind recruited participants ahead of time (week before, then day before). Tell people to come in 15 minutes before the actual testing slow and then call them on their cell phones if they are not there at that time. -Pay more money. Increase your participant incentive by 10-20% can be a cost-effective way to improve show-up rates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=38251 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
