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What was I looking for? The influence of task specificity and prior knowledge on students' search strategies in hypertext

by: J. Rouet

In: Interacting with Computers, Vol. 15, Nr. 3 (June 2003) , p. 409--428.

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URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0953-5438(02)00064-4
DOI:	10.1016/S0953-5438(02)00064-4

This study investigated the influence of task specificity and prior knowledge on university students' search strategies and incidental learning of a hypertext structure. Psychology and geography students were asked to search a hierarchical hypertext from each domain in order to answer four content-related questions. Question specificity single vs. multiple target questions was manipulated. Search time and search patterns showed a limited influence of discipline expertise on students' search strategies. However, strategies were consistent within question types and participants. Moreover, participants had a better incidental memory for the structure of the document in their specialty. The results support a model of document search as a generalized process with a limited influence of domain-related knowledge.

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  abstract = {This study investigated the influence of task specificity and prior knowledge on university students' search strategies and incidental learning of a hypertext structure. Psychology and geography students were asked to search a hierarchical hypertext from each domain in order to answer four content-related questions. Question specificity (single vs. multiple target questions) was manipulated. Search time and search patterns showed a limited influence of discipline expertise on students' search strategies. However, strategies were consistent within question types and participants. Moreover, participants had a better incidental memory for the structure of the document in their specialty. The results support a model of document search as a generalized process with a limited influence of domain-related knowledge.},
  added-at = {2009-04-03T18:46:37.000+0200},
  author = {Rouet, J.},
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  issn = {09535438},
  journal = {Interacting with Computers},
  keywords = {hypertext, search-strategy, task-specificity},
  month = {June},
  number = 3,
  pages = {409--428},
  posted-at = {2008-10-06 16:03:14},
  priority = {2},
  timestamp = {2009-04-03T18:46:37.000+0200},
  title = {What was I looking for? The influence of task specificity and prior knowledge on students' search strategies in hypertext},
  url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0953-5438(02)00064-4},
  volume = 15,
  year = 2003
}

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%X This study investigated the influence of task specificity and prior knowledge on university students' search strategies and incidental learning of a hypertext structure. Psychology and geography students were asked to search a hierarchical hypertext from each domain in order to answer four content-related questions. Question specificity (single vs. multiple target questions) was manipulated. Search time and search patterns showed a limited influence of discipline expertise on students' search strategies. However, strategies were consistent within question types and participants. Moreover, participants had a better incidental memory for the structure of the document in their specialty. The results support a model of document search as a generalized process with a limited influence of domain-related knowledge.

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What was I looking for? The influence of task specificity and prior knowledge on students' search strategies in hypertext

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