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Interface Usability Measure (IUM)

Interface Usability Measure (IUM), exemplified by the System Usability Scale (SUS) developed by John Brooke in 1986 and extended by Lewis and others, is a rapid, single-scale or multi-item assessment of perceived interface usability. IUM captures how easy, intuitive, and satisfying users find an interactive system, ranging from 10-item SUS questionnaires to custom domain-specific usability measures. IUM is widely used in software development, web design, and human-factors research to quantify user perception of system ease-of-use and guide iterative interface improvement.

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  1. Brooke, J. (1986). System Usability Scale (SUS): A quick and dirty usability scale. In B. Weerdmeester & M. Evaluating the Usability of Human-Computer Interfaces (pp. 5-7). IOS Press. link
  2. Lewis, J. R. (1995). IBM Computer Usability Satisfaction Questionnaires: Psychometric evaluation and recommendations. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 7(1), 57–78. DOI: 10.1080/10447319509526110

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ScholarGateInterface Usability Measure (Interface Usability Measure (IUM)). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/human-factors/interface-usability-measure