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  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Cognitive Science
  • Information Science

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  • The increasing volume of online data necessitates effective web navigation strategies.
  • Individual differences in spatial navigation are known, but knowledge space navigation differences are less understood.
  • Bridging this gap is crucial for designing accessible digital environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate factors influencing individual differences in knowledge space navigation.
  • To examine the impact of age, multilingualism, and time constraints on navigation performance.
  • To explore the relationship between route-finding success and exploration abilities.

Main Methods:

  • An online experiment involving a Wikipedia navigation game.
  • Participants completed personal information questionnaires.
  • Analysis of navigation performance data correlated with demographic and cognitive factors.

Main Results:

  • Age was found to negatively correlate with knowledge space navigation performance.
  • Multilingualism positively influenced navigation performance.
  • Under time pressure, performance improved over trials, and males outperformed females, unlike in non-timed conditions.
  • Successful route-finding did not strongly correlate with innovative route exploration.

Conclusions:

  • Age, multilingualism, and time constraints are significant factors in knowledge space navigation.
  • Understanding these variables is vital for optimizing web navigation design.
  • Future research should consider these demographic and situational factors.