INFORMATION SEARCH WITH DYNAMIC TEXT VS PAPER TEXT - AN EMPIRICAL-COMPARISON

被引:13
作者
GRAY, SH
BARBER, CB
SHASHA, D
机构
[1] PRINCETON UNIV,DEPT COMP SCI,PRINCETON,NJ 08544
[2] NYU,COURANT INST MATH SCI,DEPT COMP SCI,NEW YORK,NY 10012
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MAN-MACHINE STUDIES | 1991年 / 35卷 / 04期
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D O I
10.1016/S0020-7373(05)80093-8
中图分类号
TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
Dynamic text is an information retrieval system that redisplays text fragments so that they always appear to be in a linear sequence, even though the user is following links. We compared information retrieval tasks using dynamic text and paper text. Dynamic text was better than paper text when answering difficult questions. We also found practice effects in the use of dynamic text. A personality measure, locus of control, was part of the study. Internal locus of control users were faster than external locus of control users. © 1991 Academic Press Limited.
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页码:575 / 586
页数:12
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