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Focused Statement Checklist

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Language and jargon

Identify unfamiliar words, or words that are used incorrectly.

 

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Sentence and paragraph structure

Identify sentences/paragraphs that are unnecessarily complex.

 

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Comprehension

Provide examples of text that is misunderstood on the first reading.

 

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Organization

Identify where there are too many/too few headings or an overly complex organizational structure.

 

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Sequencing

Make sure that the steps follow a logical order that is easily understood.

 

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Access

Identify any information you couldn’t find easily in the table of contents , index, or other aids.

 

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Correctness

Identify any part numbers, values, tolerances that are incorrect.

 

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Completeness

Identify any steps that may be missing or need further clarification.

 

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Consistency

Identify any language or numeric values which are inconsistent.

 

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Feedback

Appropriate checks to allow the maintenance technician to know if task performed correctly.

 

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Separation

Identify tasks that need to be divided into more steps.

 

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Heuristic Evaluation:  Focused Statement Checklist (page 2)

 

 

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Quality

Identify any illustrations that were hard to understand because of the poor quality of reproduction (blurry, labeling too small, etc.).

 

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Comprehension

Identify any illustrations that are too complex or confusing

 

 

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Position

Make sure that the illustration represents the maintenance technician’s view and all component parts are represented in the correct scale and position.

 

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Correctness

Identify any illustration that is misleading or incorrect, or that contradicts the text.

 

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Completeness

Identify any text/steps that would be enhanced by an illustration.

 

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Positioning

Indicate where it was hard to find a table or figure referred to in the text or where the position of an item was confusing or interfered with your ability to read or scan text or seemed irrelevant.

 

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Structure

Indicate any layout techniques that interfered with reading comprehension.

 

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Readability

Indicate where text is too small or tightly spaced or where the visual style made text hard to read.

 

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