Information Searching: The Impact of User Knowledge on User Search Behavior

Yamin, Fadhilah Mat; Ramayah, T.; Ishak, Wan Hussain Wan

doi:10.1142/s0219649213500238

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“…The behavior of students in seeking information is an action that students take independently to state what information they need and seek that information (Singh, Kumar, & Khanchandani, 2015;Yamin, Ramayah, & Ishak, 2013). The information obtained is then evaluated and will ultimately satisfy the students' needs for that information (Hjorland, 2012;Morrison, 1997).…”

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Analysis of Students’ Digital Accessibility in Terms of Use of Technology and Obstacles Faced in Learning Biology

2022

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The need for labor in the future has more complex criteria than what is needed today. The increasing complexity of these criteria is due to technological advances which are increasingly shifting the position of humans at work. Technology has advantages and stability and can predict the results obtained. So it is essential for everyone to prepare for the increasingly fierce competition in the world of work. One of the efforts made is to familiarize students with technology at school. However, this needs to be supported by the availability of facilities and infrastructure as well as the ability of students to adapt. So this study aims to capture the digital accessibility of students in terms of the factors and obstacles they face in using technology. These data were obtained by applying the survey method to 41 students at SMA Bandung City. In this study, the data were analyzed quantitatively and represented in the form of diagrams. The results of data analysis show that students have adequate digital accessibility. This is indicated by their readiness and independence in learning technology as an additional learning resource. However, the biggest obstacle students face is the lack of stability in the internet network. So that it interferes with the learning process.

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Analysis of Students’ Digital Accessibility in Terms of Use of Technology and Obstacles Faced in Learning Biology

2022

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“…As studies have shown, travelling is an activity that interests a wide variety of people [3,4,5,6]. Typically, these people use their prior knowledge on interesting places to search for more information on the Internet [7,8]. Currently, there are several services that allow tourists to find information on the locations they wish to visit [3].…”

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Collaborative Tourist Information Sharing System

Mirza¹

2020

IJATCSE

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The task of the planning phase prior to travelling is always undervalued as an effort that takes time to create and manage. Finding locations that are good to visit is hard as people do not always know whether what they are reading is true or whether it is forged to give the impression that it is good when it is actually not. Research regarding the process of searching for information about locations does not receive considerate attention from researchers, resulting in limited studies about the topic in the literature. Therefore, this study aimed at bridging the gap by designing and developing a web app (application) for sharing information of interesting locations. The evolutionary prototyping methodology was adopted in designing and developing the prototype. The prototype named Collaborative Information Sharing System (CISS) was developed based on the gathered requirements. The results of the evaluation suggested that CISS is indeed useful and easy to use. The study contributes towards the understanding of the system requirements and user interface of a web application for sharing information of interesting locations.

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“…Although children frequently turn to SEs, research has shown that they often experience difficulties in finding resources that satisfy their information needs (Bilal and Gwizdka, 2018; Bilal and Ellis, 2011; Druin et al , 2009; Gossen, 2016). Prior works suggest that this difficulty is often the result of children’s insufficient digital literacy skills (Bilal and Gwizdka, 2018; Hague and Payton, 2011), for example, lack of ability in identifying credible resources when using SEs, in addition to varied degrees of prior experience (Landoni et al , 2019) and domain knowledge (Han, 2017; Yamin et al , 2013). Moreover, children favor resources on the first SERP and barely notice that other SERPs exist (Duarte Torres et al , 2010b; Gwizdka and Bilal, 2017).…”

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An empirical analysis of search engines’ response to web search queries associated with the classroom setting

Anuyah

Milton

Green

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AJIM

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine strengths and limitations that search engines (SEs) exhibit when responding to web search queries associated with the grade school curriculum Design/methodology/approach The authors employed a simulation-based experimental approach to conduct an in-depth empirical examination of SEs and used web search queries that capture information needs in different search scenarios. Findings Outcomes from this study highlight that child-oriented SEs are more effective than traditional ones when filtering inappropriate resources, but often fail to retrieve educational materials. All SEs examined offered resources at reading levels higher than that of the target audience and often prioritized resources with popular top-level domain (e.g. “.com”). Practical implications Findings have implications for human intervention, search literacy in schools, and the enhancement of existing SEs. Results shed light on the impact on children’s education that result from introducing misconception about SEs when these tools either retrieve no results or offer irrelevant resources, in response to web search queries pertinent to the grade school curriculum. Originality/value The authors examined child-oriented and popular SEs retrieval of resources aligning with task objectives and user capabilities–resources that match user reading skills, do not contain hate-speech and sexually-explicit content, are non-opinionated, and are curriculum-relevant. Findings identified limitations of existing SEs (both directly or indirectly supporting young users) and demonstrate the need to improve SE filtering and ranking algorithms.

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Information Searching: The Impact of User Knowledge on User Search Behavior

Cited by 7 publications

References 22 publications

Analysis of Students’ Digital Accessibility in Terms of Use of Technology and Obstacles Faced in Learning Biology

Analysis of Students’ Digital Accessibility in Terms of Use of Technology and Obstacles Faced in Learning Biology

Collaborative Tourist Information Sharing System

An empirical analysis of search engines’ response to web search queries associated with the classroom setting

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