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Lawless, Kimberly A.; Schrader, P. G.; Mayall, Hayley J. – Journal of Literacy Research, 2007
Research suggests that the World Wide Web (WWW) represents the intersection of at least two domains: content and technology. This investigation was designed to examine the relationship between prior knowledge and WWW browsing outcomes (i.e., navigation behavior and knowledge gain) within the context of a genetics Web site. Students randomly…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Prior Learning, Genetics, Internet

Wells, John G. – Technology Teacher, 1996
Provides directions for developing search strategies to be used on the World Wide Web and with gopher on the Internet. (JOW)
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Internet, Search Strategies, World Wide Web
Saracevic, Tefko – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 2000
Summarizes a presentation that discussed findings and implications of research projects using an Internet search service and Internet-accessible vendor databases, representing the two sides of public database searching: query formulation and resource utilization. Presenters included: Tefko Saracevic, Amanda Spink, Dietmar Wolfram and Hong Xie.…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Internet, Search Strategies
Snow, Bonnie – Online, 2000
Discusses the growing gap between what is available on the Internet and what search engines can retrieve, particularly data lost in the breach of the unindexable, versus the unindexed, Web. Highlights include products designed to focus on content that is usually missed by search engines; and directories versus search engines. (Contains 10…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Indexing, Information Retrieval, Internet
McKeever, Lucy – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2006
Although the exponential growth of the Internet has made it easier than ever to carry out plagiarism, it has also made it much easier to detect. This paper gives an overview of the many different methods of detecting web-based plagiarism which are currently available, assessing practical matters such as cost, functionality and performance.…
Descriptors: Plagiarism, Internet, Cheating, Web Sites
Drachsler, Hendrik; Hummel, Hans; van den Berg, Bert; Eshuis, Jannes; Waterink, Wim; Nadolski, Rob; Berlanga, Adriana; Boers, Nanda; Koper, Rob – Educational Technology & Society, 2009
The need to support users of the Internet with the selection of information is becoming more important. Learners in complex, self-organising Learning Networks have similar problems and need guidance to find and select most suitable learning activities, in order to attain their lifelong learning goals in the most efficient way. Several research…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Learning Activities, Lifelong Learning, Program Effectiveness
Foster, Andrea L. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
Fullerton, California--College students use technology constantly. They text-message friends, compile playlists for their iPods, and are whizzes at updating their MySpace profiles. But when it comes to one kind of work they are required to do in college--namely, academic research--they can be inept. Too often, college officials say, students rely…
Descriptors: Search Strategies, Journal Articles, Search Engines, Online Catalogs
Kahan, Todd A.; Mathis, Katherine M. – Teaching of Psychology, 2007
An online demonstration, designed to enhance comprehension of Sternberg's (1966) short-term memory scanning task, involved rapidly searching under virtual cups for a ball. We randomly assigned students to 1 of 3 groups, all of whom read the same textbook description of Sternberg's work: A demonstration group used 3 search methods to look for balls…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Short Term Memory, Control Groups, Reaction Time
Vila, Joaquin; Lim, Billy; Anajpure, Archana – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2004
The most common interaction with the Web is through the ubiquitous browser using visual interfaces. Most search engines use traditional visual interfaces to interact with its users. However, for certain applications and users it is desirable to have other modes of interaction with the Web. Current interfaces limit the mobility of the user and…
Descriptors: Interaction, Internet, Search Engines, Search Strategies
Lim, Byung-Ro – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2004
The purpose of this study is to discuss major issues in designing inquiries on the web. Instructional designers face a lot of difficulties and challenges to deal with in the course of designing inquiry experiences for learners in the online environment, a complex and ill-structured learning environment. Facilitating inquiry or using an…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Internet, Instructional Design, Search Strategies
Harrington, Sara – Public Services Quarterly, 2007
This article explores how online pathfinders can best meet the information needs of graduate students and foster advanced research. The article reviews the literature on pathfinders, including the historic characteristics of print pathfinders, and the recommendations that have emerged for online pathfinder content. The article explores the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Information Needs, Art History, Internet
Kirkman, Chris; Frady, Allen; Walz, Garry R. – 2004
Counselors and educators face a constant struggle to keep abreast of the vast amounts of new information available, assessing this information, and continuing to gather even more information. Individual's information searching strategies often take considerable time and cause considerable frustration in getting the results wanted. While increasing…
Descriptors: Counselors, Information Needs, Information Retrieval, Internet
Jones, Thea – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1997
Explains search engines that are used on the World Wide Web to find information on the Internet. Highlights include eight search engines with information on how to find the help screen; four "spiders" that conduct searches of several search engines; and four online sites for learning more about using search engines. (LRW)
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Internet, Online Searching, Search Strategies

Falk, Howard – Electronic Library, 1997
Discusses methods of searching the World Wide Web and describes 10 Web sites for "panoramic" searching, 13 for "omnibus" searching, 4 for link-following packages, 4 for content delivery services, 1 for directed searching, and off-line Internet searching on Yellow Pages for the Web. (LRW)
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Internet, Online Searching, Search Strategies

Hofmann, Holger D.; Muench, Volker; Stynes, Jeanne – Internet Research, 1999
Explains componentware, a new paradigm in software development that is based on the concept of a software component, a self-contained unit of software which can be distributed over large networks. Discusses the need for new, Internet-based search and retrieval mechanisms, and the architectural requirements and mechanisms of componentware.…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software Development, Information Retrieval, Internet