Effects of Search Interface and Decision Style on Learning Material Search Behavior and Reaction
Jincheul Jang, Mun Yong Yi, Wan Chul Yoon · 2014
Abstract. Fueled by the popularity of online learning and the widespread adop-tion of the Internet, educational materials are abundant online. However, it is un-clear how the materials should be intelligently presented to different types of us-ers. In this study, we examine how alternative search interfaces (list type vs. scat-terplot type) influence users with different decision styles and consequently change their search behaviors and reactions to the interfaces. The two alternative interfaces were applied with different strengths while providing the same access to the underlying learning materials. A user study was conducted in a lab exper-iment setting, in which search interface was manipulated as a within-subject var-iable and presentation order as a between-subject variable. The findings indicate that the interface type has significant effects on the user behaviors and reactions with different decision styles.