Visualizing individual differences in Web navigation: STRATDYN, a tool for analyzing navigation patterns

Berendt, Bettina; Brenstein, Elke

doi:10.3758/bf03195371

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“…Participants in a study may move from one virtual ''location'' to another in meaningfully quantifiable patterns. Analysis of these actions typically allows inferences to be drawn based on time in each place and intensity of activity within it (e.g., Berendt and Brenstein 2001;Loken et al 2004;Zaïane and Luo 2001). However, virtual interactions in each location may also entail participation in unique subcultures that influence not only the frequency and type of interactivity, but also the meaning ascribed by the participant to those online actions (Steinkuehler in press).…”

Section: Qualitative and Quantitative Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mixed methods for mixed reality: understanding users’ avatar activities in virtual worlds

Feldon

Kafai

2007

Education Tech Research Dev

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This paper examines the use of mixed methods for analyzing users' avatarrelated activities in a virtual world. Server logs recorded keystroke-level activity for 595 participants over a six-month period in Whyville.net, an informal science website. Participants also completed surveys and participated in interviews regarding their experiences. Additionally, the study included online ethnographic observations of Whyville and offline observations of a subset of 88 users in classroom and after-school settings during their participation. A mixed-methods analysis identified a major user emphasis on avatar appearance and customization that was invariant across user typologies. Implications for the use of mixed methods in online environments are discussed with regard to three challenges resolved during the study: (1) appropriate reduction of the vast quantity of data, (2) integrated analysis of online and offline events, and (3) interactions between qualitative and quantitative data.

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Section: Qualitative and Quantitative Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mixed methods for mixed reality: understanding users’ avatar activities in virtual worlds

Feldon

Kafai

2007

Education Tech Research Dev

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“…Spatial ability, the ability to solve spatial problems mentally rather than in the physical world, is related to the time spent on completing a Web-based task [10]. Task-set switching, the ability to focus and concentrate selective attention, is positively related to effective navigation [1]. Anticipated system response, a users perception of how the system should respond to their query, has not been studied but it may be related to user situational awareness.…”

Section: Mapping Cognitive Abilities On To Navigationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Web accessibility for people with cognitive disabilities

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Schallau

Brown

et al. 2005

CHI '05 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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This pilot study investigated individuals with developmental cognitive disabilities (DCD) navigating W3C accessibility-compliant Web sites and the impact of four cognitive determinants: situation awareness, spatial awareness, task-set switching, and anticipated system response. Participants were placed into one of two search conditions and were asked to complete information-finding tasks. The usability evaluation demonstrated that the majority of users with DCD were able to access the Web but they were unable to successfully use the W3C accessibility-compliant Web sites. The use of navigation aids was examined, different Web navigation problems were identified as well as user satisfaction and perceived usability. It is clear from this study that current Web accessibility guidelines do not sufficiently address the needs of people with cognitive disabilities. Additional research is needed to understand how cognitive disabilities affect using Web-based media.

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“…Feedback may be given about resource usage and their timing during learning, e.g. in [21], or about the resources used, their semantic classes, and the type of navigation/search between them [6,5].…”

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Data Mining for Information Literacy

Berendt

2012

Intelligent Systems Reference Library

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Abstract. This paper argues for extending the scope of applying data mining towards making it a means to help people better understand, reflect and influence the information and information-producing and -consuming activities that they are surrounded by in today's knowledge societies. Data mining is thereby seen as a means to furthering information literacy and specifically critical literacy. We discuss and extend classical definitions of these two constructs and derive critical data literacy and privacy literacy as two essential new key sub-competences. We describe an analysis framework for concrete efforts to use data mining in this way, structuring by techniques and objects and characterising by how principles of successful learning are supported. We then analyse a number of examples of current Web-based tools within this framework, investigating how they can further critical data literacy and privacy literacy. We conclude with an outlook on next steps in the proposed new field of Data Mining for Information Literacy.

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Visualizing individual differences in Web navigation: STRATDYN, a tool for analyzing navigation patterns

Cited by 23 publications

References 24 publications

Mixed methods for mixed reality: understanding users’ avatar activities in virtual worlds

Mixed methods for mixed reality: understanding users’ avatar activities in virtual worlds

Web accessibility for people with cognitive disabilities

Data Mining for Information Literacy

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