Strategy and accuracy during information search on the Web: Effects of age and complexity of the search questions
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Highlights：
• This study focused on the impact of question complexity and age on information search activity.
• 10 older and 10 younger adults had to answer questions in using a search engine.
• Younger adults gave more correct answers than older ones for complex questions.
• Older adults developed fewer efficiency strategies than younger adults.
• Age-related differences were particularly pronounced for complex questions.
摘要
•This study focused on the impact of question complexity and age on information search activity.•10 older and 10 younger adults had to answer questions in using a search engine.•Younger adults gave more correct answers than older ones for complex questions.•Older adults developed fewer efficiency strategies than younger adults.•Age-related differences were particularly pronounced for complex questions.
论文关键词：Information search activity,Age,Question complexity,Performance,Strategies
论文评审过程：Received 10 July 2014, Revised 9 July 2015, Accepted 10 July 2015, Available online 17 July 2015, Version of Record 17 July 2015.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.07.017
