The effect of user characteristics on search effectiveness in information retrieval

被引：50

作者：

Al-Maskari, Azzah ^{[2
]}

Sanderson, Mark ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] RMIT Univ, Sch Comp Sci & Informat Technol, Melbourne, Vic 3001, Australia

[2] Directorate Gen Technol Educ, Ruwi 100, Oman

来源：

INFORMATION PROCESSING & MANAGEMENT | 2011年 / 47卷 / 05期

关键词：

Information retrieval; User characteristics; Search effectiveness; EXPERTISE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ipm.2011.03.002

中图分类号：

TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];

学科分类号：

0812 ;

摘要：

This paper investigates the influence of user characteristics (e.g. search experience and cognitive skills) on user effectiveness. A user study was conducted to investigate this effect, 56 participants completed searches for 56 topics using the TREC test collection. Results indicated that participants with search experience and high cognitive skills were more effective than those with less experience and slower perceptual abilities. However, all users rated themselves with the same level of satisfaction with the search results despite the fact they varied substantially in their effectiveness. Therefore, information retrieval evaluators should take these factors into consideration when investigating the impact of system effectiveness on user effectiveness. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：719 / 729

页数：11

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