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Kommers, Piet, Ed.; Issa, Tomayess, Ed.; Issa, Theodora, Ed.; McKay, Elspeth, Ed.; Isias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2016
These proceedings contain the papers and posters of the International Conferences on Internet Technologies & Society (ITS 2016), Educational Technologies (ICEduTech 2016) and Sustainability, Technology and Education (STE 2016), which have been organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Foreign Countries, Internet, Educational Technology
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Pharo, Nils – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2004
This paper presents a conceptual model of information behaviour. The model is part of the Search Situation Transition method schema. The method schema is developed to discover and analyse interplay between phenomena traditionally analysed as factors influencing either information retrieval or information seeking. In this paper the focus is on the…
Descriptors: Models, Schematic Studies, Information Seeking, Information Retrieval
Meadow, Charles T.; And Others – 1977
This report describes the development of a design and a small working model for a system for teaching and assisting in the performance of bibliographic on-line searches through the use of an intermediary computer. The system in its present form is intended for direct users of scientific and technical information systems. However, it is felt that…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Databases
Feigenbaum, Edward A. – 1968
The text of an invited address on artificial intelligence (AI) research over the 1963-1968 period is presented. A survey of recent studies on the computer simulation of intellective processes emphasizes developments in heuristic programing, problem-solving and closely related learning models. Progress and problems in these areas are indicated by…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, Computers, Data Analysis
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Lemke, Jay L. – Interpersonal Computing and Technology Journal, 1993
Discusses changes in higher education that are resulting from the use of hypermedia. Topics addressed include the structure of traditional texts; a distributed model for academic communication; independent learning as a model for higher education; skills for hypermedia literacy; database searching; information retrieval; authoring skills; design…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Databases, Educational Change, Futures (of Society)
Auster, Ethel; Lawton, Stephen B. – 1978
This final report describing the operation and research of the EISO project, which provides online bibliographic search services to educators of Ontario, briefly summarizes the first and second interim reports. In addition, it discusses users and the uses of EISO information by providing mini-case studies to illustrate quantitative data and…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Evaluation Methods, Information Dissemination, Information Networks
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Carter, Christina E. – Multicultural Review, 1992
With more than 38,000 references to journal articles, books, book chapters, and reports on Mexican Americans, the Chicano database offers the most comprehensive access to information on one of the largest ethnic groups in the United States. It is a model for other ethnic CD-ROM projects. (SLD)
Descriptors: Citations (References), Database Producers, Databases, Ethnic Groups
Gavin, Tim – Technology Connection, 1998
The SLAPPS model is a student-centered framework for planning, creating, and presenting multimedia presentations that allows teachers and media specialists to collaborate on content, research strategies, presentation skills, and student evaluation. This article describes the steps in the model: select topic, locate resources, analyze resources,…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Morrison, James L.; Ptaszynski, James G. – 1990
An environmental scanning system was developed by the admissions office of a graduate school of management in a small southeastern university. The school's strategic planning committee felt that it would be beneficial to acquire information concerning issues, trends, and possible events that might impact upon the school in the future and to…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Classification, Data Collection, Educational Planning
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Kuhlthau, Carol Collier – Library and Information Science Research, 1988
Presents longitudinal case studies of four students in high school and after completion of college to compare their perceptions of the information search process in libraries. Library user studies are discussed, a model of the search process is described, and implications for the design of information systems are suggested. (36 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Higher Education, Information Needs, Information Systems
Chen, Shu-Hsien – School Library Media Quarterly, 1993
Reports on a study of the information searching behavior of 35 high school students. Problems that the students had searching an online catalog are identified, and implications for instruction are considered. (EAM)
Descriptors: Error Patterns, High School Students, High Schools, Information Seeking
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Ford, Nigel – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 2000
Discussion of navigation through virtual information environments focuses on the need for robust user models that take into account individual differences. Considers Pask's information processing styles and strategies; deep (transformational) and surface (reproductive) learning; field dependence/independence; divergent/convergent thinking;…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Computer System Design, Databases
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Nissen, Karen R.; Ross, Barbara A. – T.H.E. Journal, 1996
As a way to teach database searching skills, students in a nursing research class were paired with, and performed literature searches for, faculty members or community health care professionals. Because students did not formulate questions or initial search terms, they concentrated on the search process, learning how professionals find and use…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Community Health Services, Faculty, Health Personnel
Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1995
Presents abstracts of 15 special interest group (SIG) sessions. Topics include navigation and information utilization in the Internet, natural language processing, automatic indexing, image indexing, classification, users' models of database searching, online public access catalogs, education for information professions, information services,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Automatic Indexing, Classification, Conferences
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Kuhlthau, Carol C. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1991
Discussion of the information search process (ISP) from the user's perspective focuses on a model of the ISP derived from longitudinal studies of high school and college students. Cognitive and affective aspects of the ISP are discussed, and their implications for future research are suggested. (31 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Libraries, Affective Objectives, Cognitive Objectives
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