PART 1: FILL THIS OUT AT THE START OF THE SESSION:

Session Number 1

1) Today’s date: January 22, 2003

2) Time at start: 10:00 PM

3) What kind of a mood are you in?

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negative positive

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Please type in an explanation for your answer:

I’m a little tired. I’m a little confused with the process of this assignment.

4) Describe the task for this session—what you’re planning to do and why.

I plan to research sexism in television/movies

5) How long do you think this task will actually take today?

Type in hours and minutes:

1 hour

6) If you compare this task to other search tasks you’ve done, how long should it take in your opinion?

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much less than others much more than others

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Please type in an explanation for your answer:

It’s not something that I will usually search for.

7) How important to you is this task today?

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not important extremely important

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Please type in an explanation for your answer:

Not really that important, but I need to get it done for my class.

8) How upset would you be if you found nothing today?

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not upset extremely upset

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Please type in an explanation for your answer:

I would be frustrated if I didn’t find anything.

9) How sure are you that you will succeed in this task?

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doubtful almost certain

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Please type in an explanation for your answer:

I am pretty sure because I know that I want to succeed. The directions and the whole process of getting used to the assignments are a little frustrating in the beginning, but I know that I will soon understand.

10) How likely is it that you will become good at this type of task?

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pretty doubtful almost certain

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Please type in an explanation for your answer:

I am a well-organized person and I creative. I know what it takes to get the tasks done.

11) How much luck do you have in searching in comparison to other types of tasks?

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I have bad luck I always find something useful

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Please type in an explanation for your answer:

It’s not that bad, there are tons of search engines online.

12) How motivated are you to keep on trying today until you succeed?

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slightly motivated very highly motivated

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Please type in an explanation for your answer:

I am motivated because I want to get the task done.

13) Computers and search engines make it easy for people to find what they’re looking for.

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I strongly disagree I very much agree

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Please type in an explanation for your answer:

It sure does make it easier for people. Technology definitely makes our lives a lot more convenient!

14) How likely is it that there will be something specific on what you’re looking for?

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not likely very likely

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Please type in an explanation for your answer:

I would say it’s a 50/50 chance. There are tons of websites out there today.

15) How much effort do you expect this task to take today?

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not much a tremendous amount

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Please type in an explanation for your answer:

It’s not so hard to use search engines especially when you know exactly what you are looking for

PART 2: FILL THIS OUT DURING THE SESSION:

Please list the databases and search engines you used today:

Database or search engine 1:

www.google.com
Explain why you chose it?

It’s one of the best search engines and I use this one the most frequently.

Database or search engine 2:

N/a
Explain why you chose it?

N/a

Database or search engine 3:

N/a
Explain why you chose it?

N/a

PART 3: FILL THIS OUT AT THE END OF THE SESSION:

16) How irritated did you feel in today’s search task?

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no irritation extremely irritated

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Please type in an explanation for your answer:

Only a little because I was a tired and I had to search for something that I wouldn’t normally search for online.

17) How anxious did you feel in today’s search task?

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not anxious extremely anxious

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Please type in an explanation for your answer:

I didn’t feel anxious…maybe just really slightly.

18) How frustrated did you feel in today’s search session?

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not frustrated extremely frustrated

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Please type in an explanation for your answer:

I am used to being online and using search engines, so I am at least familiar with those aspects.

19) How much rage did you feel in today’s search task?

Type a number here:

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no rage a lot of rage

Please type in an explanation for your answer:

What’s the need for rage? Well I wasn’t feeling that emotion at all!

20) How much effort did this task require of you today compared to other search tasks in your experience?

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much less than others much more than others

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Please type in an explanation for your answer:

This was my first session, so I don’t have any other sessions to compare it with.

21) How would you evaluate the relevance of what you found today?

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not relevant very relevant

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Please type in an explanation for your answer:

I would say it was relevant enough to the research question.

22) How supportive are you of the search engine or computer facility you used today?

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not supportive very supportive

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Please type in an explanation for your answer:

I love www.google.com

23) How easy was it to use the search engine or computer facility today?

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very easy very difficult

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Please type in an explanation for your answer:

I am very used to using the search engine that I used, therefore it was quite easy. The search engine that I used is usually reliable for me.

24) If you compare this task to other search tasks you’ve done, how long did it take in your opinion?

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much less than others much more than others

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Please type in an explanation for your answer:

It took a little longer because I wanted to search for the sites that were more relative to the subject and of good quality and presentation.

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:

Please type in an explanation for your answer:

I think that the search engine I used is reliable.

26) Did you change the goals from the beginning to the end of your search? Please explain what change and why.

No because I stayed with the same research topic from start to end.

27) Overall how would you rate the success of today’s search session?

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not successful totally successful

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Please type in an explanation for your answer:

It was alright, but could be better

28) Please record the time at the end of this session:

12:00 AM