Image Search Versus Text Search Revisited: A Simple Experiment Using a Kahoot Quiz

Abstract

Information search is a common task when interacting with computers. Many studies have investigated the characteristics that facilitate effective search, specifically the use of icons and/or text. This study reports a simple experiment involving Kahoot where the goal was to observe searching performance with images and text. The results show that image search was faster, less error prone and preferred by participants compared to text search.