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Northwestern University

Mobile QA testing for NIH Baby Toolbox assessment apps

Year

2023

Timeline

Ongoing Support

Services

Mobile Testing

QA

Live Website

Live Website

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overview

Baby Toolbox is a mobile assessment platform designed to support early childhood research through app-based testing experiences for young children and caregivers. Our QA work focused on validating mobile behavior, assessment flows, device compatibility, usability, language builds, release stability, and reliable user experience.

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The Challenges
The Challenges

Baby Toolbox needed careful QA across mobile devices, age-sensitive assessment flows, caregiver interactions, language builds, and release versions. The challenge was to verify that each workflow felt clear, stable, accessible, and reliable while supporting young participants, caregivers, research teams, and confident release decisions.

the Result

The QA effort strengthened Baby Toolbox release confidence by improving defect visibility, validating key assessment workflows, and helping teams confirm mobile usability, device behavior, language support, and app stability before production release.

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30+

Validated assessments

Care

User experience.

QA

Release readiness.

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Credits

QA Testing Partner

Optima Quality Solutions

CEO, Optima Quality Solutions

Yuri M.

Research, Product, and Engineering Team

Northwestern University

Product Owner

Toolbox Assessments

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QA testing for NIH Toolbox digital assessments and apps

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