Retrospective think aloud

Retrospective think aloud protocol is a technique used in usability, and eye tracking in particular, to gather qualitative information on the user intents and reasoning during a test. It's a form of think aloud protocol performed after the user testing session activities, instead of during them. Fairly often the retrospective protocol is stimulated by using a visual reminder such as a video replay. In writing studies, the visual reminder may be the writing produced during the think-aloud session.

References

• "The Validity of the Stimulated Retrospective Think-Aloud Method as Measured by Eye Tracking". 2006. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.95.8504.
• "Using Retrospective Think Aloud With Eye Tracking Usability Testing". 24 September 2009. http://www.slideshare.net/AcuityETS/using-retrospective-think-aloud-with-eye-tracking-usability-testing.