| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/T28225/01 |
| Title: |
A rational framework for modelling interactive research |
| Principal Investigator: |
Cox, Professor AL |
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UCL Interaction Centre |
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UCL |
| Scheme: |
First Grant Scheme Pre-FEC |
| Starts: |
01 February 2005 |
Ends: |
30 April 2007 |
Value (£): |
122,692
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Cognitive Science Appl. in ICT |
Human-Computer Interactions |
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This research proposes extending the state-of-the-art in models of interactive search in order to further our understanding o the cognitive processes involved and the factors that influence these processes. My previous research has resulted in the development of a rational framework for modelling exploration and interactive search (Cox 2002). Unlike other models of interactive search (Brun-by & Howes submitted, Pirelli & Fu 2003), models built within the framework incorporate a measure of how efficient it is to continue assessing items on the interface as against deciding to select the best item identified so far. These models can therefore provide insights into why, sometimes, only a subset of the total number of items on an interface are assessed and why a particular item is chosen. Models built within this framework have been successfully compared to eye-tracking and fink selection data of exploratory device learning and singlelevel menu choice and have been used to explain a number of empircal phenomena (Cox 2002, Cox & Young submitted). The proposed research draws on this work and will, in the first instance, extend the existing models to mufti-level menu search. This research will involve empirical studies which will be used to drive the developments of future models built within this framework. Predictions from the models will be validated using data from further empirical studies. These user models could provide useful insights for enhancing the usability of information systems and could ultimately be extended to create a tool that aids information search.
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