Children's web search with Google: the effectiveness of natural language queries

Authors:
Yvonne Kammerer;Maja Bohnacker
Affiliations:
Knowledge Media Research Center, Tübingen, Germany;Knowledge Media Research Center, Tübingen, Germany
Venue:
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
Year:
2012

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Abstract

In this paper, we present work in progress on how elementary school children use modern search engines to solve informational search tasks. Specifically, in a laboratory study with 21 children aged 8-10 we investigated whether the use of natural-language queries leads to more successful search outcomes than keyword queries when searching the Internet with Google. Both quantitative and qualitative data are reported that indicate the advantages of natural-language queries. Along, based on our observations we present a query-reformulation tool for a search engine interface for children that we are currently developing.