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Ford, 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