PART 1: FILL THIS OUT AT THE START
OF THE SESSION:
Session Number 10
1)
Todayｪfs date:
2)
Time at start:
3)
What kind of a mood are you in?
Type
a number here: 5
Please
type in an explanation for your answer: I
am neutral.
4)
Describe the task for this session—what youｪfre planning to do and why.
I am going to search anything about
topics.
5)
How long do you think this task will actually take today?
Type
in hours and minutes: 40 minutes.
6)
If you compare this task to other search tasks youｪfve done, how long should it
take in your opinion?
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
much
less than others
much more than others
Type
a number here: 6
Please
type in an explanation for your answer: I
feel like I have searched about all the topic as far as I could. Trying to find something new and
relevant may take longer time than previous sessions.
7)
How important to you is this task today?
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
not
important
extremely important
Type
a number here: 5
Please
type in an explanation for your answer:
Itｪfs fairly important that I find something today, because I have to post my
discussion by tomorrow.
8)
How upset would you be if you found nothing today?
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
not
upset extremely upset
Type
a number here: 3
Please
type in an explanation for your answer:
I will not be upset even I do not find any thing useful.
9)
How sure are you that you will succeed in this task?
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
doubtful almost certain
Type
a number here:6
Please
type in an explanation for your answer: I
am not sure if I will be able to find anything useful.
10)
How likely is it that you will become good at this type of task?
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
pretty
doubtful
almost certain
Type
a number here: 5
Please
type in an explanation for your answer: All
I can do so far to search internet is to type appropriate searching terms.
11)
How much luck do you have in searching in comparison to other types of tasks?
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
I
have bad luck I always
find something useful
Type
a number here:6
Please
type in an explanation for your answer: Need
a little bit of luck and appropriate searching terms.
12)
How motivated are you to keep on trying today until you succeed?
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
slightly
motivated very highly
motivated
Type
a number here:5
Please
type in an explanation for your answer: I
am more or less neutral.
13)
Computers and search engines make it easy for people to find what theyｪfre
looking for.
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
I
strongly disagree I very much
agree
Type
a number here:6
Please
type in an explanation for your answer: I
agree to the certain point. Lately
my personal notebook computer has become overloaded with so much information
and started to have problem, even though I tried to maintain its capacity.
14)
How likely is it that there will be something specific on what youｪfre looking
for?
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
not
likely very
likely
Type
a number here: 5
Please
type in an explanation for your answer:
Like I mentioned earlier, I am not sure if I can find anything new for any of
those topics.
15)
How much effort do you expect this task to take today?
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
not
much
a tremendous amount
Type
a number here:3
Please
type in an explanation for your answer:
I am hoping that I will find without any difficulties.
PART 2: FILL THIS OUT DURING THE SESSION:
Please
list the databases and search engines you used today:
Database
or search engine 1: Google
Explain
why you chose it? I usually use Google at first.
Database
or search engine 2: None
Explain
why you chose it? I found the good one
with Google.
Database
or search engine 3:
Explain
why you chose it?
(add
others if needed)
PART 3: FILL THIS OUT AT THE END OF
THE SESSION:
16)
How irritated did you feel in todayｪfs search task?
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
no
irritation extremely
irritated
Type
a number here:1
Please
type in an explanation for your answer: I
found a good site while first search.
17)
How anxious did you feel in todayｪfs search task?
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
not
anxious extremely anxious
Type
a number here:3
Please type in an explanation for
your answer: I thought about what terms
to use.
18)
How frustrated did you feel in todayｪfs search session?
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
not
frustrated extremely
frustrated
Type
a number here:1
Please
type in an explanation for your answer:I had no problem
finding a good one.
19)
How much rage did you feel in todayｪfs search task?
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Type
a number here: 1
No
rage a lot of rage
Please
type in an explanation for your answer:
No problem. No rage.
20)
How much effort did this task require of you today compared to other search
tasks in your experience?
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
much
less than others
much more than others
Type
a number here:1
Please
type in an explanation for your answer: A specific topic is much easier to find
its site.
21)
How would you evaluate the relevance of what you found today?
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
not
relevant
very relevant
Type
a number here:7
Please
type in an explanation for your answer: The
content seems to make sense to me.
22)
How supportive are you of the search engine or computer facility you used
today?
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
not
supportive very
supportive
Type
a number here:10
Please
type in an explanation for your answer:
I found the article with the help of search engine.
23)
How easy was it to use the search engine or computer facility today?
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
very
easy very difficult
Type
a number here: 1
Please
type in an explanation for your answer: I
was able to come up with effective searching terms, ｪgdriving attitude.ｪh It was an easy session with the
searching engine.
24)
If you compare this task to other search tasks youｪfve done, how long did it
take in your opinion?
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
much
less than others much more than others
Type
a number here:1
Please
type in an explanation for your answer: In
comparison to other search tasks, this search took me less time. The searching
terms perfectly matched with the article title.
25)
Which factor was most important in getting the search results you got?:
a)
luck
b)
my search techniques
c)
the quality of the databases or search engines I used
Type
a choice here: a)
Please
type in an explanation for your answer : As
I mentioned above, my searching terms, ｪgDriving Attitudeｪh were very effective
to find the useful article. How
lucky that I came up with those terms.
26)
Did you change the goals from the beginning to the end of your search? Please
explain what change and why.
No.
27)
Overall how would you rate the success of todayｪfs search session?
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
not
successful
totally successful
Type
a number here:10
Please
type in an explanation for your answer: This
searching was successful. Nice and
quick.
28)
Please record the time at the end of this session: 11:30 pm
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