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Direct linkChow, Anthony S.; Smith, Kathelene McCarty; Sun, Katherine – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
This study explored the impact of using best practices identified in previous studies in designing age-appropriate websites for middle and high school youth. Utilizing a mixed-method approach, 31 middle and 22 high school youth took part in six focus groups across four states. Participants were introduced to a website specifically designed for…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Mixed Methods Research, Statistical Analysis, Best Practices
Jansen, Bernard J. – 2002
This research begins to refine a cognitive model of interactive information seeking for use in the design of information retrieval (IR) systems. The research reported in this paper critically examines several interactive information seeking and retrieval models that have emerged over the last two decades. Building primarily on the stratified…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer System Design, Design Preferences, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedMcGillis, Louise; Toms, Elaine G. – College & Research Libraries, 2001
The purpose of this study was to assess usability of an academic library Web site and to better understand how faculty and students complete typical tasks using one. Despite their success in completing the tasks, participants experienced difficulties in knowing where to start and with the site's information architecture-in particular while…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Design Preferences, Higher Education
Wacholder, Nina; Sharp, Mark; Liu, Lu; Yuan, Xiaojun; Song, Peng – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2003
Reports on the methodology used in an experiment whose objective was to discover whether information seekers display experimentally demonstrable preferences for index terms with particular properties, and if so, to analyze those preferences. Results provide strong evidence that it is possible to measure human preference for index terms.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Interfaces, Design Preferences, Indexes
Download full textCochenour, John J.; And Others – 1996
A study of nine different image maps from World Wide Web home pages was conducted to evaluate their effectiveness in information display and access, relative to visual, navigational, and practical characteristics. Nine independent viewers completed 20-question surveys on the image maps, in which they evaluated the characteristics of the maps on a…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Aesthetic Values, Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces
Frick, Theodore; Kisling, Eric; Cai, Weijia; Yu, Byeong Min; Giles, Frank; Brown, J. P. – 1999
This study investigated performance differences between three different World Wide Web-based navigation models: linear, persistent, and semi-persistent menu structures. Subjects, 44 graduate and undergraduate students at Indiana University and public school teachers, were placed into one of the three navigation conditions and completed…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Design Preferences, Higher Education
Wyman, Steven K.; And Others – 1997
This exploratory study establishes analytical tools (based on both technical criteria and user feedback) by which federal Web site administrators may assess the quality of their websites. The study combined qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques to achieve the following objectives: (1) identify and define key issues regarding…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Mediated Communication, Design Preferences, Evaluation Criteria
