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A Validated Framework for Measuring Interface Support for Interactive Information Seeking

Wilson, M. L. and schraefel, m. c. (2008) A Validated Framework for Measuring Interface Support for Interactive Information Seeking. Technical Report 1513520080128, School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton. (Submitted)

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In this paper we present the validation of an evaluation framework that models the support provided by search systems for different types of user and their expected types of seeking behavior. Factors determining the types of users include previous knowledge and goals. After an overview is presented, the framework is validated in two ways. First, the novel integration of the two existing information-seeking models used in the framework is validated by the correlation of multiple expert and novice analysis. Second, the framework is validated against the results produced by two separated user studies. Further, the refinements made by the first validation technique are shown to increase the accuracy of the framework through the second technique. The successful validation process has shown that the framework can identify both strong and weak areas of search interface design in only a few hours. The results produced can be used to either revise and strengthen designs or inform the structure of a user study.

Item Type:Technical Report
Creator/Authors:
Max L. Wilson
m.c. schraefel
Research Group:Old ECS Groups > Intelligence, Agents, Multimedia
Current ECS Groups > Agents, Interaction and Complexity
Date:2008
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ID Code:15135
Last Modified:23 Sep 2011 10:36
Deposited On:04 Feb 2008 12:22 by Wilson, Max

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