Evaluation of information during information problem‐solving processes already starts when
trying to select the appropriate search result on a search engine results page (SERP). Up to …

A critical evaluation of results to find useful information is essential when doing a web
search. In this study, we investigated the evaluation skills of secondary school students …

While the impact of behavioural and cognitive processes on online information searching
behaviours have been studied in some depth, little is known about the impact of procedural …

Search engines are the preferred tools for finding information on the Web. They are
advancing to be the common helpers to answer any of our search needs. We use them to …

This study investigated some attributes of online searchers that were believed to affect the
quality of their search results. Subjects were selected from the online searching courses in …

The purpose of this study is to research how Chinese university students solve information-
based problems. With the Search Performance Index as the measure of search success …

Common search engines may not be practical for students while searching their homework,
no matter how easy or how hard the searched content. The purpose of this study is to …

Experiments in online searching behavior have failed to explain the phenomena they were
designed to study. An examination of the variables used in research to date finds that the …

Eye-tracking technology was used to examine Internet search result evaluation strategies
adopted by sixth-grade students (N= 36) during ten experimental information search tasks …

The model of operationalist and conceptualist searching styles describes searching
behavior of experienced online searchers. It is based on the systematic observation of five …