A Study of Decision Trees for Search Terms Selections and Mental Models: A Case Study in National Taiwan University

Abstract

This article analyzes the information retrieval of college and graduate students in National Taiwan University when they were using PsycLIT CD-ROM database. 31 students conducted pre-assigned searches, doing 59 searches, and generating 609 search terms. This study investigates selection of search terms, search results, and decision trees for search terms selections. It also attempts to establish the relationship between different mental models and the above factors. (Article content in Chinese with English abstract)

Keywords

• information retrieval
• term selections
• search terms
• search concepts
• mental models
• decision trees