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Peer reviewedFord, Nigel; Miller, David; Moss, Nicola – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2003
Reports results from a study of postgraduates at the University of Sheffield that investigated the relationship between study approaches and Web-based information seeking. Applied factor analyses to data from over 500 queries submitted in response to three search tasks to identify clusters of variables associated with three Web-based search…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Information Seeking
Peer reviewedFord, Nigel; Miller, David; Moss, Nicola – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2001
This article reports the results of a study of Master's degree students concerning the role of individual differences in Internet searching, including cognitive styles, levels of prior experience, Internet perceptions, study approaches, age, and gender. Discusses retrieval effectiveness and self-efficacy and suggests implications for system…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Style, Computer System Design, Gender Issues
