TIBAU, M. ; SIQUEIRA, S. W. M. ; NUNES, B. P. . Think-Aloud Exploratory Search: Understanding Search Behaviors and Knowledge Flows. In: Visvizi, A., Lytras, M.D., Aljohani, N.R. (eds) Research and Innovation Forum 2020. RIIFORUM 2020. Springer Proceedings in Complexity. Springer, Cham. pp. 303-315. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-62066-0_23
Think-Aloud Exploratory Search: Understanding Search Behaviors and Knowledge Flows
Authors
Marcelo Tibau (UNIRIO)
Sean Wolfgand Matsui Siqueira (UNIRIO)
Bernardo Pereira Nunes (ANU & UNIRIO)
Abstract
This paper describes an experiment that uses Concurrent Think-Aloud protocol (CTA) and person-to-person interviews to map searching behaviors and knowledge flows during search sessions. The findings are: (1) the most used searching strategy during exploratory searches was the “Metacognitive Domain”; and (2) online searching experts have a fair ability to deal with ideas prompted by browsing the search results. The main contributions of this research lie in the understanding of the process in which people find, access, decide what content is useful and apply online data to their different information needs.
Keywords:
Information searching behavior, Data discovery, Innovation from data, Innovation as data
doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-62066-0_23
