The Home Page serves as the starting point, guiding users toward creating an activity with a glowing "Create Activity" button that enhances visibility and salience. This ensures users can quickly locate and initiate the main task without confusion.

The Select Rubric Template page helps users choose a rubric by providing clear descriptions and step-by-step guidance. By reducing cognitive load and supporting top-down processing, it simplifies the decision-making process, making rubric selection intuitive.

The Rubric Section allows users to customize their rubric efficiently, with a prominently placed "Customize Rubric" button ensuring easy access. The simplified layout removes distractions, helping users focus on essential modifications without unnecessary complexity.

The Options & Navigation panel allows users to adjust grading weights and add multiple topics, giving them greater flexibility in rubric customization. The sidebar enables quick navigation between sections, while dynamically resizing text boxes adapt to content length for a smoother experience.

Important elements stand out using high-contrast colors and appropriate sizing to grab attention without overwhelming the user.

 The interface uses distinct colors, typography, and spacing to differentiate interactive elements, making it easy to tell how navigation pieces fit together.

Key instructions and feedback are provided using both text and icons, reinforcing understanding for younger students.

The layout guides users naturally through lessons and tasks, maintaining a smooth learning flow without abrupt interruptions.

I created user profiles and recruited K-12 teachers accordingly to participate in usability testing. 

Before testing, I conducted preliminary interviews to gather insights into their challenges with existing educational platforms, their workflow when creating assignments, and their expectations for rubric customization.

Participants were asked to create an activity within Kritik and implement a grading rubric from the rubric repository. TrackIR Pro eye-tracking was used to monitor head tilt and gaze, generating a 3D model of user movements. This helped identify attention shifts, navigation patterns, and usability bottlenecks. Heatmaps were created to visualize where users focused on the interface, highlighting difficulties in locating key buttons.

I conducted an HTA to break down the steps required for activity creation and rubric customization. This structured approach provided insights into task complexity and workflow inefficiencies.

I started with an in-depth brainstorming process, using the HTA to deconstruct how K-12 teachers select and customize rubrics. This method helped identify inefficiencies in existing workflows and pinpoint areas for improvement.

To visualize potential solutions, I created hand-drawn wireframes that explored different UI structures. These sketches were guided by insights from eye-tracking data and usability testing, ensuring a user-centered approach that aligned with teachers’ needs.

Through iterative refinement, I developed unique design concepts aimed at streamlining rubric customization and navigation. These concepts were categorized into three core themes: efficiency in rubric selection, intuitive UI navigation, and enhanced user engagement.

To determine the most effective solutions, I conducted a systematic evaluation using feasibility assessments and a pairwise comparison method. By prioritizing teacher usability and workflow efficiency, I integrated the strongest elements from multiple concepts into a cohesive final design.