A Ranking Strategy to Promote Resources Supporting the Classroom Environment
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2020
Abstract
Popular search engines (SE) favored by children are optimized neither to respond to their search behavior and abilities, nor retrieve resources that align with classroom standards. Further, attempts to adapt SE to support children's inquiries have been one-dimensional, e.g., satisfy users' reading skills or search expertise. To ease the process of locating resources relevant to children in the classroom, we introduce KORSCE, a ranking strategy designed to complement the functionality of existing SE. KORSCE employs a multi-objective approach to re-rank resources retrieved by popular SE to fit a specific target audience and setting based on varied criteria: appropriateness, readability, objectivity, and curriculum-alignment. Experimental results and insights from an expert appraiser showcase KORSCE'S ability to prioritize resources that assist children's information-seeking activities at school.
Publication Information
Milton, Ashlee; Anuyah, Oghenemaro; Spear, Lawrence; Wright, Katherine Landau; and Pera, Maria Soledad. (2020). "A Ranking Strategy to Promote Resources Supporting the Classroom Environment". In 2020 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Joint Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology (WI-IAT) (pp. 121-128). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/WIIAT50758.2020.00021