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How Interface Design and Search Strategy Influence Children's Search Performance and Evaluation

How Interface Design and Search Strategy Influence Children's Search Performance and Evaluation

Hanna Jochmann-Mannak, Leo Lentz, Theo Huibers, Ted Sanders
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 48
ISBN13: 9781466686199|ISBN10: 1466686197|EISBN13: 9781466686205
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8619-9.ch061
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Jochmann-Mannak, Hanna, et al. "How Interface Design and Search Strategy Influence Children's Search Performance and Evaluation." Web Design and Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 1332-1379. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8619-9.ch061

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Jochmann-Mannak, H., Lentz, L., Huibers, T., & Sanders, T. (2016). How Interface Design and Search Strategy Influence Children's Search Performance and Evaluation. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Web Design and Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1332-1379). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8619-9.ch061

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Jochmann-Mannak, Hanna, et al. "How Interface Design and Search Strategy Influence Children's Search Performance and Evaluation." In Web Design and Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1332-1379. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8619-9.ch061

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Abstract

This chapter presents an experiment with 158 children, aged 10 to 12, in which search performance and attitudes towards an informational Website are investigated. The same Website was designed in 3 different types of interface design varying in playfulness of navigation structure and in playfulness of visual design. The type of interface design did not have an effect on children's search performance, but it did influence children's feelings of emotional valence and their evaluation of “goodness.” Children felt most positive about the Website with a classical navigation structure and playful aesthetics. They found the playful image map Website least good. More importantly, children's search performance was much more effective and efficient when using the search engine than when browsing the menu. Furthermore, this chapter explores the challenge of measuring affective responses towards digital interfaces with children by presenting an elaborate evaluation of different methods.

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