How do I use the Tasks tab in Preference Test?

In this help, we’ll discuss how to use the Tasks tab to:

• Create tasks for your respondents to fulfill
• Adjust the order and number of tasks and the order of designs
• Create post-task questionnaires

Create tasks for your respondents to fulfill 

• Each task in a preference test is aimed at learning which design in a set is the most preferred by your respondents.
• The tasks include a generic text that should work in most cases. (“Which design do you prefer?”) However, if a more specific text works for your case (e.g. “Which design is easier to understand?”) we recommend that you make use of your ability to customize the text to your liking.
• Set the device frame if you’re testing mobile designs and the respondents on desktop will see what the design would look like if framed within the specified type of device.
• The designs don’t only need to be pictures or screenshots (JPG/JPEG, PNG, GIF). You may also include sound recordings (MP3, WAV) or video (MP4) and gauge your audience’s opinion on a variety of topics.
• If your design is large and doesn’t properly fit into the viewport, you can Enable vertical scrolling to make the design scrollable. This setting is design specific and needs to be enabled for each design separately.
• Check Show design label to respondents to have the design labels appear to respondents as they’re completing the study. By default, the designs are set to stand on their own. However, in some cases, a descriptive piece of text can be useful.
• To insert more tasks into the preference test, click Add another task
• By default, respondents can’t skip tasks. You can enable them to skip tasks by checking Allow respondents to skip tasks
• Check Prompt respondents to start each task with a button to enable the respondents to take breaks between tasks and/or to hide the designs from them while they’re reading each task for the first time
• Check Prompt respondents to confirm their choice to show the respondents a dialogue when they choose a design. In this dialogue, they will be prompted to confirm their choice. This can be used to prevent accidental selections.

Write the tasks

Write and format tasks for respondents in this text editor. Set the right answers within the tree by pressing Select answers.

Adjust the order and number of tasks and the order of designs 

• Unless the order of tasks is randomized, the respondents solve tasks in the order they’re listed in
• To move a task up or down on the list, simply drag-and-drop it to the desired destination. Alternatively, use the Move up/down buttons under the ellipsis button
• To show the tasks to respondents in different order, select Randomize task order
• The same logic applies to the order of designs. You can randomize the order of designs by checking Randomize designs order
• To keep the first task static (e.g. to use it as an example), check Don’t randomize the first task
• If the order of tasks is randomized, by changing Number of tasks to show to a respondent , you can show every respondent only a certain number of tasks from the total number of tasks available
• If you would like to give your respondents more control over the task flow, you may Prompt respondents to start each task with a button
• To make your respondents explicitly confirm they choice, select the Prompt respondents to confirm their choice option

Edit task options

Here, you can customize how respondents interact with tasks – whether respondents can skip tasks and whether the order of tasks should be randomized.

Create post-task questionnaires 

• Aside from the surveys in the Questionnaire tab, you can also ask questions immediately after each task
• This is recommended for gathering immediate feedback to prevent important information about solving individual tasks being mixed up of forgotten
• Question creation works the same as in the Questionnaire tab

Accompany your tasks with a survey

Ask your respondents additional questions after they complete a task.