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Kim, Kyung-Sun; Allen, Bryce – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2002
Describes results from two independent investigations of college students that were conducted to study the impact of differences in users' cognition and search tasks on Web search activities and outcomes. Topics include cognitive style; problem-solving; and implications for the design and use of the Web and Web search engines. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Higher Education, Individual Differences