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Bayliss, Helen R.; Wilcox, Andrew; Stewart, Gavin B.; Randall, Nicola P. – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2012
This study explored factors affecting information selection by international stakeholders working with invasive species. Despite differences in information requirements between groups, all stakeholders demonstrated a clear preference for free, easily accessible online information, and predominantly used internet search engines and specialist…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Scientific Research, Research Needs, Information Needs
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Guo, Shesen; Zhang, Ganzhou; Zhai, Run – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
A powerful search for "curiosity" or its related topics at the online American Psychological Association PsycNET database will produce comparatively disappointing meagreness of resource. This reflects our scanty knowledge in this field though curiosity is widely recognised as one of the most important factors that contribute to motivation and…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Personality Traits, Measurement Techniques, Research Tools
Watkins, Katrine – School Library Journal, 2008
Teens are impatient and unsophisticated online researchers who are often limited by their poor reading skills. Because they are attracted to clean and simple Web interfaces, they often turn to Google--and now Wikipedia--to help meet their research needs. The Google Game, co-authored by this author, teaches kids that there is a well-thought-out…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Schools, Search Strategies, Grade 9