Somewhere over the Rainbow

Exploring the Sense for Relevance in Children

Conference paper (2021)

Authors

Monica Landoni University of Lugano
Theo Huibers University of Twente
Emiliana Murgia Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca
Mohammad Aliannejadi Universiteit van Amsterdam
M.S. Pera Boise State University
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GUI Search Children Interpretation User study Classroom Relevance Emoji SERP
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Published Date

26-04-2021

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English

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Abstract

We explore the facets of relevance that guide children when assessing materials retrieved by search engines when looking for information in the classroom. We involved children in a collaborative exercise and asked them to design innovative icons to point their peers towards useful results. We also asked them to complete a survey meant to capture explicit motivators guiding their design. This resulted in a rich set of metaphors. Analysis of the emerging metaphors is what allowed us to identify and discuss the many interpretations of relevance children naturally assign to resources they find in response to school-related information discovery tasks.