I compiled some of the interesting results Lora and I found from the survey monkey data
On the averaged surveys (maptop first + laptop first)...
Map Table had higher averages for
- contributed to the task
- would enjoy doing more taks with group on this interface again
- would not prefer to work by myself
- agreed with the group's final answer
- was able to select the country/content I wanted
- wanted more cotnrol over the selection of news stories
* note the last two points. We interpret this to mean that people felt that had more control over the information they found on the Map Table vs. the laptop but they also wanted more control. Maybe they felt that the Map Table was able to give the user more control but laptops are limited?
- Generally using the Map Table, 64% compared to 53% found the news/information they were looking for "most of the time"
- However 13% compared to 0% "always" found what they were looking for on the laptop
- The Maptop had higher averages for "most of the times" and "sometimes" and lower averages for "once in a while" and 0% for "always"
* We interpret this to mean that using the laptop is a "hit or miss" way of navigation. If you find something then it can be exactly what you want because you searched for it but you are also more likely to find nothing or irrevalant information. The Map Table you always find something because it always give you back a news website but it can't always be exactly what you are looking for because it returns sites that aren't specefic to anything except country.
- 37% had difficulty "selecting the correct country" (esp. small countries according to comments
- 33% had difficulty "navigating the displayed news" (because of the trackball which comments show is very unpopular