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Individual differences in internet search outcomes and processes

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Leo Gugerty,

Craig Treadaway,

James S. RubinsteinAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '06: CHI '06 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 815 - 820

https://doi.org/10.1145/1125451.1125612

Published: 21 April 2006 Publication History

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A study was conducted, with 180 participants, to evaluate whether individual differences in basic cognitive abilities (i.e., spatial and verbal ability), attitudes towards computers, and prior experience with computers influence peoples' ability to search for and find information on the internet. Spatial and verbal ability, as well as attitudes towards computers, influenced the accuracy and speed of internet search. Current analyses are focusing on whether cognitive abilities and attitudes influence component search processes, as well as overall accuracy and speed.

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Marangunić NGranić A(2009)The Influence of Cognitive and Personality Characteristics on User NavigationProceedings of the 5th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Part III: Applications and Services10.1007/978-3-642-02713-0_23(216-225)Online publication date: 14-Jul-2009
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/978-3-642-02713-0_23
Juvina Ivan Oostendorp H(2008)Modeling Semantic and Structural Knowledge in Web NavigationDiscourse Processes10.1080/0163853080214520545:4-5(346-364)Online publication date: Jul-2008
https://doi.org/10.1080/01638530802145205

Index Terms

Individual differences in internet search outcomes and processes
1. Applied computing
  1. Document management and text processing
    1. Document preparation
      1. Multi / mixed media creation
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Hypertext / hypermedia

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DOI:10.1145/1125451

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Marangunić NGranić A(2009)The Influence of Cognitive and Personality Characteristics on User NavigationProceedings of the 5th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Part III: Applications and Services10.1007/978-3-642-02713-0_23(216-225)Online publication date: 14-Jul-2009
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/978-3-642-02713-0_23
Juvina Ivan Oostendorp H(2008)Modeling Semantic and Structural Knowledge in Web NavigationDiscourse Processes10.1080/0163853080214520545:4-5(346-364)Online publication date: Jul-2008
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