Learning Factors and Determining Document-level Satisfaction In Search-as-Learning

information retrieval;search-as-learning;human learning

Abualsaud, Mustafa

University of Waterloo

关键词: information retrieval;    search-as-learning;    human learning;   

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瑞士|英语

来源: UWSPACE Waterloo Institutional Repository

【 摘 要 】

An important use of search engines is as a tool for learning.Search engines help users find learning material and increases theirknowledge in various topics. The underlying process of learning whileweb searching and which documents a search engine should return toenhance the learner;;s comprehension and learning is a new area ofresearch. In order to build better search engines to supplement the learning process and overall satisfaction,documents the learner searches for should be investigated.In this thesis, we propose six different factors that may beassociated with learning and show which are significant in determiningdocument-level satisfaction. We describe a lab-based user study inwhich each participant was assigned to a learning task with a pre andpost quiz to measure their increase in knowledgeafterreading the selected documents.Using data collected at differentstages of the study, our results indicate that documents withbroadness of content, as well as novelty of information, aresignificant in determining satisfaction. We also show qualitativeresults that indicate a broader to more specific ordering of documentscontent is preferred for easier processing and retention ofinformation. Our study provides insight into the characteristics ofdocuments learners prefer to read and the order these documents shouldbe presented to the learner, and provides us a better understanding of the learning process that occurs during search-as-learning related tasks.