Today I read a paper titled “Reconstructing Experiences through Sketching”
The abstract is:
We present iScale, a survey tool for the retrospective elicitation of longitudinal user experience data
iScale employs sketching in imposing a process in the reconstruction of one’s experiences with the aim to minimize retrospection bias
Two versions, the Constructive and the Value-Account iScale, were motivated by two distinct theories on how people reconstruct emotional experiences from memory
These two versions were tested in two separate studies
Study 1 aimed at providing qualitative insight into the use of iScale and compared its performance to that of free-hand sketching
Study 2 compared the two versions of iScale to free recall, a control condition that does not influence the reconstruction process
Significant differences between iScale and free recall were found
Overall, iScale resulted in an increase in the amount, the richness, and the test-retest reliability of recalled information
These results provide support for the viability of retrospective techniques as a cost-effective alternative to longitudinal studies