290 likes | 395 Views
Children’s Adaptable Internet Searching in a Changing Search Landscape. Beth Foss HCIL Symposium, 2014. The Changing Search Landscape. Interfaces in Flux. Social Influence. Mobile Devices. Children’s Internet Searching Studies. Time. 2013. 2008. Age. 10/11 Year olds. Ages 7, 9, 11.
E N D
Children’s Adaptable Internet Searching in a Changing Search Landscape Beth Foss HCIL Symposium, 2014
The Changing Search Landscape Interfaces in Flux Social Influence Mobile Devices
Time 2013 2008 Age 10/11 Year olds Ages 7, 9, 11 Ages 10-15
crintvisprasadent = current vice president schedule scedwal = Spelling1 Unfamiliar Vocabulary2 Difficulty Formulating Queries3 conifer “coin-ee-fer” = cache “cash-ay” = “I don’t know what to type.” 1. (e.g. Gossen et al., 2011) 2. (Kafai& Bates, 1997; van der Sluis & van Dijk, 2010) 3. (Duarte Torres, Hiemstra, & Serduykov, 2010)
Expandable Grid This Changes Text Box Search Button Things Query Completion Filters ]Result ]Page Title URL[ ]Snippet
Does this: Look more like this… Or this?
“Something to the right.” “Here, but I’ve never seen this thing before.” Don’t Use Wikipedia!!! Not Useful for Homework Good Stuff Starts! Wait, Huh?
2014 2013 2008
Children are aware of very few features of the search interface What three features are most important for them to know?
(26%) (20%) (18%)
(34%) (28%) (24%)
Striking visual contrast, interactive graphics, and quickly accessible tools attract children’s attention Guide children towards using helpful interface features using visual cues
Social Influence http://www.marketingtypeguys.com/social-media-marketing/
Device Co-Use Co-Located Social Media Email Asynchronous Text, Voice, & Video Chat Online Gaming Synchronous Remote
Children are more technologically social now than in the past, and socially engage in a variety of ways
Friends are more accessible via technology, and have become a major source of search knowledge
http://www.tenable.com/nessus-15/img/mobile-devices.png Mobile Devices
Very social users Lower skill level
Future research into whether devices limit search skill development and encourage social use
Children are responsive to the changing search landscape Social computer use engages children Friends provide search knowledge Visual interface design impacts young searchers Area of future research
Thank You! *Research funded by Google Faculty Research Awards efoss@umd.edu www.elizabethfoss.info