Problem Statement: How might we redesign LSAT quizzes on 7sage to enhance interactivity, adaptability, and overall user enjoyment?
Solution: We aimed to overhaul the existing quiz system on 7sage to make it more engaging, adaptive, and enjoyable for users across all proficiency levels. By incorporating interactive elements, personalized feedback, hints, accessibility features, and intuitive design, I created a dynamic learning experience that caters to both struggling learners and advanced students.
Competitive Research: I started by conducting research on four competitors, including Khan Academy & Brilliant, to benchmark their quiz functionalities, adaptability, and user experience. Insights from this research informed my design decisions and helped identify opportunities for improvement.
(I also wanted to understand what were the learning patterns that helped students retain information, what kind o f reward systems help motivate learners, and method of gamification that other successful platforms had used. )
Journey Map:
Before I began designing, I created a journey map to plan out the user flow for the quiz, and any hurdles they may typically encounter. In the journey map, i made sure to include:
Onboarding: Users are introduced to the redesigned quiz interface and guided through a brief tutorial on its features.
Engagement: Users interact with the quizzes, receiving immediate feedback on their responses and progressing through various question types.
Adaptability: The system adapts question difficulty based on user performance, ensuring a personalized learning experience.
Feedback: Users receive detailed feedback on correct and incorrect answers, enabling them to learn from their mistakes. If an answer was incorrect, users could click on "hints" that would assist them
Progress Tracking: Users could track their progress and performance over time, motivating them to continue learning
Wireframes:
Initial wireframes were created, depicting the layout and structure of the redesigned quiz interface, including interactive elements and feedback mechanisms.
High-Fidelity Designs:
Detailed high-fidelity designs showcasing the visual aesthetics, interactive elements, and user interface components of the redesigned quiz system.
Reimagined Dashboard
(This reimagined dashboard would feature statistics, alerting the user on their progress towards the LSAT score that they desire. Users would also be able to see all of their classes , assignments, communicate with classmates in their cohort, and toggle their settings)
Leaderboard
(In order to add to the gamification experience, a leaderboard and point system would be added , motivating students to compete, create a sense of community, and provide a visual representation of their progress)
Key Features:
Hints that guide the user to the correct answer while still posing a challenge
Accessibility features like a text reader, language toggle, text zoom (for the visually impaired), and other customization settings
Feedback and success animations whenever a user answers correctly
A refreshed dashboard that shows statistics, and the students progress towards their desired LSAT scores
Ability to drag and drop the answer on the test, making the experience more interactive
Ability to report a question in the case that it is outdated or incorrect
Pagination / skip buttons, allowing the user to have more autonomy and the ability to come back to a question if they are struggling.
Rewards (tokens) that users can build up to move up the ranks of the leaderboard, adding a gamified experience to the quiz taking
Prototyping:
A clickable prototype demonstrating the functionality and user experience of the newly refreshed dashboard , quiz, the interactivity, gamification elements, and the added ranking / leaderboard to increase engagement.
Takeaways
Although I was not ultimately selected for the product design role, I received positive feedback from 7Sage. The experience was highly rewarding, as I thoroughly enjoyed the research process, interaction design, and delving into the principles of gamification. I gained valuable insights into how visual stimulation and interactivity enhance information retention in the human brain. This opportunity significantly enriched my understanding of user engagement and motivation, and it has motivated me to continue exploring innovative design strategies in my future projects.