App Dev Worksheet: Users and Needs
Developer's tip (User first): Users are the people the app is for; there are often several groups (students, teachers, parents). A need is the user’s problem; a feature is how the app solves it. Ask and watch real users before you build.
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- 1.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 2.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the app icons (c) only the testers (d) the people who use it
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 4.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 6.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 8.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 9.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to pick a logo (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 85 doctors and 270 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “What should I cook?”
- 13.👥 A clinic app has 135 patients, 180 doctors and 25 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 15.👥 A school app has 55 students, 125 teachers and 180 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 16.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 260 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 19.👥 A school app has 50 students, 105 teachers and 250 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 20.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) persona (d) protocol
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 115 patients, 135 doctors and 80 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 165 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 250 librarians and 160 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 24.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 27.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 29.👥 A school app has 270 students, 150 teachers and 75 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 20 doctors and 75 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 165 doctors and 260 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 33.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 40 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 34.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 70 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 35.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) ask and watch users (c) write the code (d) pick the colours
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 37.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) wins every prize (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 40 patients, 30 doctors and 140 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 230 players, 180 coaches and 90 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- a feature
- the people who use it
- a bus tracker
- False
- a water reminder
- False
- a user need
- a reminder alarm
- to build what they need
- “What should I cook?”
- nurses
- a dark mode switch
- doctors
- a big-text reader
- parents
- librarians
- a user need
- a recipe finder
- parents
- persona
- 330
- 315
- librarians
- True
- False
- a feature
- True
- “I forget my homework”
- students
- a bus tracker
- patients
- 95
- 95
- volunteers
- ask and watch users
- a feature
- helps nobody well
- a user need
- nurses
- 500
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