The 3Us framework: usability, usefulness, and utilization as three indicators for evaluating new solutions¶

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Description¶

The guide organizes implementation measurement around three indicators: usability, usefulness, and utilization of a new solution. It states that "Understanding the usability, usefulness, and utilization of a new solution is critical for implementing organizations and their funders." The framework gives developers and funders a shared vocabulary for assessing whether a solution works in practice, not only whether it is effective in principle.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Organizations implementing or funding a new solution must be willing to measure all three indicators during the solution's development and early implementation

Constraints¶

• The guide positions the framework for use during development and early implementation of new solutions, not as a mature-program evaluation tool

Target Learners¶

• implementing organizations and funders of educational solutions

Target Learning Objectives¶

• evaluating and improving the implementation of educational solutions

Claims¶

Related Theories¶

• Four-phase evidence-building framework for designing and testing education solutions

Examples¶

• Guide to Measuring Implementation: The 3Us — a practical measurement guidance resource
• Measure usability, usefulness, and utilization during development and early implementation

Key Sources¶

• Mikia Manley, Virginia Knechtel, Kate Place, Andrew Gothro, Ryan Ruggiero. (2023). Guide to Measuring Implementation: The 3Us – Usability, Usefulness, Utilization. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/guide-to-measuring-implementation-the-3us-usability-usefulness-utilization