Examining the impact of domain and cognitive complexity on query formulation and reformulation

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The purpose of this analysis was to evaluate an existing set of search tasks in terms of their effectiveness as part of a “shared infrastructure” for conducting interactive IR research. Twenty search tasks that varied in their cognitive complexity and domain were assigned to 47 study participants; the 3,101 moves used to complete those tasks were then analyzed in terms of frequency of each type of move and the sequential patterns they formed. The cognitive complexity of the tasks influenced the number of moves used to complete the tasks, with the most complex (i.e., Create) tasks requiring more moves than tasks at other levels of complexity. Across the four domains, the Commerce tasks elicited more search moves per search. When sequences of moves were analyzed, seven patterns were identified; some of these patterns were associated with particular task characteristics. The findings suggest that search tasks can be designed to elicit particular types of search behaviors and, thus, allow researchers to focus attention on particular aspects of IR interactions.

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论文评审过程:Received 14 July 2017, Revised 12 January 2018, Accepted 29 January 2018, Available online 15 February 2018, Version of Record 15 February 2018.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2018.01.009