Cognitive Model Working Alongside the User

Ion Juvina, Herre Van Oostendorp

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Abstract

A computational cognitive model of Web navigation is proposed. The model was used to generate navigation support and this support was offered to users in real time during their navigation sessions. The consequences of providing model-generated navigation support were experimentally investigated. Two experiments are presented. In the first experiment navigation support was offered in the auditory modality and it had a positive effect on users task performance, especially for users with low spatial abilities. In the second experiment navigation support was offered in the visual modality and it was well received, users navigated in a more structured way, perceived the system as more usable, and themselves as less disoriented. Men took more advantage from being provided with navigation support than women. Finally, some aspects regarding the validity of the proposed model and its practical relevance are discussed.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPeople and Computers XIX - The Bigger Picture
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of HCI 2005
EditorsTom McEwan, Jan Gulliksen, David Benyon
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media
Pages409-420
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)184628192X, 9781846281921
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Event19th Annual Human-Computer Interaction Conference - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Duration: Sep 5 2005Sep 9 2005

Conference

Conference19th Annual Human-Computer Interaction Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityEdinburgh
Period9/5/059/9/05

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Computer Science (miscellaneous)
  • Computer Science Applications

Keywords

  • Cognitive modelling
  • Individual differences
  • Navigation support
  • Web navigation

Disciplines

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Graphics and Human Computer Interfaces

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