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Use when

  • You have a proposed structure and need to test findability.
  • You want evidence before shipping a navigation or content IA change.

Best for

  • Navigation validation
  • Testing taxonomy choices
  • Comparing IA options

How to design it

  • Write realistic findability tasks.
  • Test the structure without visual design distractions when possible.
  • Review both success rate and path choices.
Tree Testing Task Template

Use this when you need a practical reading template.

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  • What item or destination must users find?
  • What would count as the correct path?
  • How will ambiguity be handled in analysis?

Typical output

  • Findability results
  • Navigation problem areas
  • IA recommendations

Useful resources

Nielsen Norman GroupTree Testing

Primary method guidance for testing findability in a proposed navigation structure.

Nielsen Norman GroupInterpreting Tree Test Results

Helps analyze success, directness, and path behavior after a tree test.

Nielsen Norman GroupCard Sorting vs. Tree Testing

Useful for deciding whether to discover groupings first or validate an existing structure.