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Laxman, Kumar – Computers & Education, 2010
Problem-based learning (PBL) is an instructional approach that is organized around the investigation and resolution of problems. Problems are neither uniform nor similar. Jonassen (1997, 2000) in his design theory of problem solving has categorized problems into two broad types--well-structured and ill-structured. He has also described a host of…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Investigations, Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving
Johnson, Riley Todd – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This phenomenological ethnographic multi-case study's purpose was to gain insight into experiences of rural junior high History Fair participants as they searched for and evaluated online primary sources. Drawing on the theories of Dewey and Kuhlthau, the study examined how the participants searched the Internet, what strategies they used to…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Junior High School Students, Rural Schools, History
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Ozturk, Cemil; Yigit, Ozlem E.; Karaduman, Hidir – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
Social Studies Course is a lecture that ensures the students to recognize their society and the world, to involve into the social life actively towards the solution of the problems they have faced with in this respect. However, the researches indicate that this course is one of the least favorite courses by the students. Although there are various…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Social Studies, Foreign Countries, Internet
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Biletskiy, Yevgen; Baghi, Hamidreza; Steele, Jarrett; Vovk, Ruslan – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2012
Purpose: Presently, searching the internet for learning material relevant to ones own interest continues to be a time-consuming task. Systems that can suggest learning material (learning objects) to a learner would reduce time spent searching for material, and enable the learner to spend more time for actual learning. The purpose of this paper is…
Descriptors: Internet, Search Engines, Online Searching, Electronic Libraries
Flanagin, Andrew J.; Metzger, Miriam J. – MIT Press (BK), 2010
How well do children navigate the ocean of information that is available online? The enormous variety of Web-based resources represents both opportunities and challenges for Internet-savvy kids, offering extraordinary potential for learning and social connection but little guidance on assessing the reliability of online information. This book…
Descriptors: Children, Navigation (Information Systems), Web Sites, Internet
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Su, Di – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2010
In spite of its popularity, keyword search mode has not been standardized. Though information professionals are quick to adapt to various presentations of keyword search mode, novice end-users may find keyword search confusing. This article compares keyword search mode in some major reference databases and calls for standardization. (Contains 3…
Descriptors: Online Searching, Internet, Search Strategies, Information Scientists
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Rush, Elizabeth K.; Tracy, Sarah J. – Journal of Applied Communication Research, 2010
To contribute to the forum asking "Has Communication Research Made a Difference?," this essay examines whether communication scholarship makes a difference (a) to those who search for information online, (b) in the sense that a primary way our research can make a difference is through its accessibility, and (c) by using the criteria of its…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Essays, Anxiety, Communication (Thought Transfer)
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Goodwin, Geoffrey P.; Johnson-Laird, P. N. – Cognitive Psychology, 2011
Negation, conjunction, and disjunction are major building blocks in the formation of concepts. This article presents a new model-based theory of these Boolean components. It predicts that individuals simplify the models of instances of concepts. Evidence corroborates the theory and challenges alternative accounts, such as those based on minimal…
Descriptors: Prediction, Computer Software, Logical Thinking, Models
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DeGroot, Jocelyn M. – Communication Teacher, 2011
Information spreads online at a much faster rate than ever before, often without being confirmed by trustworthy sources. Students must be able to evaluate the online source and the online source's information for accuracy and credibility. In public speaking, argumentation, and persuasion classes (among others), students are taught to use confirmed…
Descriptors: Evidence, Communication Research, Internet, Online Searching
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Li, Yongyan – Educational Media International, 2012
With the Internet-evoked paradigm shift in the academy, there has been a growing interest in students' Web-based information-seeking and source-use practices. Nevertheless, little is known as to how individual students go about searching for sources online and selecting source material for writing particular assignments. This exploratory study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Undergraduate Students, Search Engines
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Badilla Quintana, Maria; Cortada Pujol, Meritxell; Riera Romani, Jordi – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2012
The aim of this study was to describe and analyze the involvement showed by 190 students who participated in an introduction to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) project, in public schools from Spain. By means of an Internet browsing test, access and information selection processes were afforded. The purpose of the study was to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Navigation (Information Systems), Online Searching
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Colwell, Jamie; Hunt-Barron, Sarah; Reinking, David – Journal of Literacy Research, 2013
Obstacles, and instructional responses to them, that emerged in two middle school science classes during a formative experiment investigating Internet Reciprocal Teaching (IRT), an instructional intervention aimed at increasing digital literacy on the Internet, are reported in this manuscript. Analysis of qualitative data revealed that IRT enabled…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Technological Literacy, Internet, Middle School Students
Kim, Yong-Mi – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In recent years, tags have become a standard feature on a diverse range of sites on the Web, accompanying blog posts, photos, videos, and online news stories. Tags are descriptive terms attached to Internet resources. Despite the rapid adoption of tagging, how people use tags during the search process is not well understood. There is little…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Internet, Video Technology, Web Sites
Wan-Yin Hong – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study is about the information-seeking behavior that bilingual users -- specifically, native Chinese speakers whose second language is English -- exhibit when performing an online search. Bilingual online searching occurs when bilingual users submit queries to search for information in two languages. This study seeks to explore the…
Descriptors: Information Seeking, Bilingualism, Chinese, English (Second Language)
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Williams, Peter; Hanson-Baldauf, Dana – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2010
This paper contributes to an incremental base of research exploring usability issues related to information and communication experiences and needs of individuals with learning difficulties. A web portal designed specifically with the intended users in mind (i.e. individuals with learning difficulties) has been developed and piloted through a Rix…
Descriptors: Readability, Learning Disabilities, Internet, Access to Information
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