| This paper explores the effectiveness of a web-based system designed to assign a ranking based on the user's perceived skill with the interface, and subsequently to utilize this ranking to make adjustments to the interface with the intent of improving the experience for a user. A web-based system was built leveraging usability metrics such as correctness, error rate, and completion time to determine a user's proficiency with an interface. Using this system, a trial was performed to validate the effectiveness of this system. This paper describes the architecture of the trial system and describes techniques for designing responsive layouts that respond to a user's perceived skill. Strong semantic definitions of common design patterns can be used to build web-based interfaces that allow the system to classify skill levels across different websites. The system described here shows promise as a method for creating websites that intelligently adjust to a user's needs. |
