Internet search and navigation strategies used by experts and beginners

This paper presents three pilot studies whose purpose was to analyse the way different users (experts and beginners) go about searching for specific information, both on the Internet in general and in a thematic web site in particular. It discusses the role of prior knowledge in achieving the search...

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Autores: Monereo i Font, Carles|||0000-0001-7447-985X, Sánchez Busqués, Sonia|||0000-0002-5084-7475, Fuentes Agustí, Marta|||0000-0003-4721-8990
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2000
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:111035
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/111035
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cerca a Internet
Búsquedas en Internet
Internet search
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Sumario:This paper presents three pilot studies whose purpose was to analyse the way different users (experts and beginners) go about searching for specific information, both on the Internet in general and in a thematic web site in particular. It discusses the role of prior knowledge in achieving the search objectives, and highlights the differences in task completion due to the use of approaches of varying levels of strategic development.