PPIG discuss: Searching for search strategies
[ Sorry, I could not resist the meta-level subject line. ] I am looking for references about how humans collect information, especially when starting from (near-)scratch. That is, how do we determine where to look, how do we look, and how do we evaluate the relevance of the information. So far, I have mainly been looking at the Decision-Making literature, but they generally assume that you use the available information to search for a solution. I am more interested in how the information is obtained. To put this request into context, I am investigating the possibility of a more rigid foundation for debugging techniques than today's ad hoc approaches. - Automatic footer for [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe discuss To join the announcements list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe announce To receive a help file, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] help This list is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/ If you have any problems or questions, please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PPIG discuss: Searching for search strategies
Alan, The suggestion by Chuck Lutz is a good one. The Pirolli paper is very interesting. But your first paragraph suggested you were interested in how people view what is in front of them? I interpreted this the other way. by where we look, I assumed that you did not mean where we point our eyes but, what pages do we retrieve I am currently writing up some material on visual search. So I am primed to give that interpretation to the word 'look'. Either way Bjorn might also want to look at: Memory versus Perceptual-Motor Tradeoffs in a Blocks World Task, available from: http://hfac.gmu.edu/~gray/pubs/papers/FG-CogSc.htm Developers making use of knowledge, during debugging, that is later shown to be incorrect, is the root cause of some very long winded debugging sessions. derek -- Derek M Jones tel: +44 (0) 1252 520 667 Knowledge Software Ltdmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Applications Standards Conformance Testing http://www.knosof.co.uk - Automatic footer for [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe discuss To join the announcements list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe announce To receive a help file, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] help This list is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/ If you have any problems or questions, please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: PPIG discuss: Searching for search strategies
Good grief, you all take such a rigourous approach to these things! How do we search for subject X about which we know nothing? Well these days we go to google and type in X and go from there. (That is *exactly* what I do for almost everything now) At least I now know what categories X may fall in to. Previously I would have found out what X was in a reference book and then looked in the appropriate reference source for that category. The other way to go about it is to ask someone else - this is a very productive protocol (and knowing you lot I bet you get asked a lot of questions too) and will converge quicker than google where youa re often tempted from the straight and narrow (quite literaly) The other option is to ask Thomas. G L. - Automatic footer for [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe discuss To join the announcements list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe announce To receive a help file, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] help This list is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/ If you have any problems or questions, please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: PPIG discuss: Searching for search strategies
Lindsay, Well these days we go to google and type in X and go from there. (That is *exactly* what I do for almost everything now) At least I now know what categories X may fall in to. Ask Jeeves is better if you have a question to ask. But he never gives me any sensible answers to the question why doesn't my program work?. Mind you, I just asked Jeeves again. He came back with lots of ways to find a job. Always useful after a major program crashes. Previously I would have found out what X was in a reference book and then looked in the appropriate reference source for that category. But does this limit your questions to those that have answers in reference books. The other way to go about it is to ask someone else - this is a very productive protocol (and knowing you lot I bet you get asked a lot of questions too) and will converge quicker than google where youa re often tempted from the straight and narrow (quite literaly) You must have very knowledgeable colleagues, or ask simple questions ;-) I sometimes post questions to news groups, as an act of desperation. derek -- Derek M Jones tel: +44 (0) 1252 520 667 Knowledge Software Ltdmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Applications Standards Conformance Testing http://www.knosof.co.uk - Automatic footer for [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe discuss To join the announcements list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe announce To receive a help file, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] help This list is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/ If you have any problems or questions, please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
