overview
Participants respond to prompts about their feelings, attitudes, beliefs over the course of several days without researcher interference.
• A self-reporting study can be designed in the form of a questionnaire, survey, poll, or other collection method
• Participants record their responses to the questions or tasks without the researchers direct instruction
• Participants are often asked to self-report at intervals during their experience and over several days
• Researchers analyze and synthesize reports
• Responses give insight into activities researchers cannot observe in person, and thoughts that users may not voice
Participants
Design team, users
Duration
Varies by project
Result
Insight into the users’ experiences over time
Output
Images, quotes, logs, diaries