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Ruggeri, Azzurra; Lombrozo, Tania; Griffiths, Thomas L.; Xu, Fei – Developmental Psychology, 2016
Children are active learners: they learn not only from the information people offer and the evidence they happen to observe, but by actively seeking information. However, children's information search strategies are typically less efficient than those of adults. In two studies, we isolate potential sources of developmental change in how children…
Descriptors: Information Seeking, Search Strategies, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Structures
Hattem, David; Lomicka, Lara – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2016
This study presents an overview and critical analysis of the literature related to Twitter and language learning published from 2009 to 2016. Seventeen studies were selected for inclusion based on a four-phase identification procedure, which helped us to identify published studies that resulted in a content analysis of themes in the articles…
Descriptors: Social Media, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Content Analysis
Garcia, Larissa – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2014
Translating the new Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education (ACRL November 2014) into learning outcomes, instructional content, and assessments might appear to be an overwhelming task; however, in many cases the revision exemplifies how many librarians have been teaching information literacy in the digital information landscape.…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Higher Education, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, College Faculty
Brendel, Kristen Esposito; Maynard, Brandy R. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2014
Objective: This study compared the effects of direct child-parent interventions to the effects of child-focused interventions on anxiety outcomes for children with anxiety disorders. Method: Systematic review methods and meta-analytic techniques were employed. Eight randomized controlled trials examining effects of family cognitive behavior…
Descriptors: Intervention, Anxiety Disorders, Meta Analysis, Children
Delahunty, Janine; Verenikina, Irina; Jones, Pauline – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2014
This review focuses on three interconnected socio-emotional aspects of online learning: interaction, sense of community and identity formation. In the intangible social space of the virtual classroom, students come together to learn through dialogic, often asynchronous, exchanges. This creates distinctive learning environments where learning…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Electronic Learning, Student Participation, Interaction
Mun, Yukyong – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of the study was to examine the relationships among perceived risk, perceived knowledge, education, age, and international students' external information search behavior in terms of extent of information search, types of information searched, and types of information sources used during the search phase of the college choice process. A…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Risk, Education, Correlation
Zelik, Daniel J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Cognitive Systems Engineering (CSE) has a history built, in part, on leveraging representational design to improve system performance. Traditionally, however, CSE has focused on visual representation of "monitored" processes--active, ongoing, and interconnected activities occurring in a system of interest and monitored by human…
Descriptors: Engineering, Information Systems, Internet, Data Analysis
Reichow, Brian; Naples, Adam; Steinhoff, Timothy; Halpern, Jason; Volkmar, Fred R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2012
The World Wide Web is one of the most common methods used by parents to find information on autism spectrum disorders and most consumers find information through search engines such as Google or Bing. However, little is known about how the search engines operate or the consistency of the results that are returned over time. This study presents the…
Descriptors: Autism, Search Engines, Internet, Online Searching
Goetz, Joseph E.; Barber, Catherine R. – Communications in Information Literacy, 2015
In this study, researchers evaluate a homework exercise assigned before a standalone information literacy session. Students in a Master of Education program completed a worksheet using the ERIC database thesaurus. The researchers conducted pre- and posttests within a single library session to assess student learning, using a control group for…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Homework, Assignments, Pretests Posttests
DeSchryver, Michael – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2015
Ubiquitous and instant access to information on the Web is challenging what constitutes 21st century literacies. This article explores the notion of Web-mediated knowledge synthesis, an approach to integrating Web-based learning that may result in generative synthesis of ideas. This article describes the skills and strategies that may support…
Descriptors: Synthesis, Search Strategies, Metadata, Notetaking
Garner, Johny T.; Ragland, J. Parker – Communication Teacher, 2015
The activity described by the authors here is a thematic analysis of published articles in a broad area of study. Students search for articles relating to the topic of study in different academic journals that fall in a specific date range. Students record details about the topics covered and theories/methods used. The class then assembles to…
Descriptors: Thematic Approach, Literature Reviews, Communication Strategies, Journal Articles
Toh, Lai Poh Emily; Causo, Albert; Tzuo, Pei-Wen; Chen, I-Ming; Yeo, Song Huat – Educational Technology & Society, 2016
A systematic review was carried out to examine the use of robots in early childhood and lower level education. The paper synthesizes the findings of research studies carried out in the last ten years and looks at the influence of robots on children and education. Four major factors are examined--the type of studies conducted, the influence of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Robotics, Child Behavior, Child Development
Järkestig Berggren, Ulrika; Hanson, Elizabeth – Child Care in Practice, 2016
Young children and adolescents who have a parent with a serious physical illness require information and support to cope with their everyday lives. The purpose of this scoping review was to summarise and disseminate the research findings of interventions that support children in families with a serious physically ill parent. The review also aimed…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Intervention, Parents, Coping
Stavropoulos, Katherine K. M.; Carver, Leslie J. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background and Scope: The social motivation hypothesis (SMH) suggests that individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are less intrinsically rewarded by social stimuli than their neurotypical peers. This difference in social motivation has been posited as a factor contributing to social deficits in ASD. Social motivation is thought to…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Stimuli, Drug Therapy
Lee, Danielle – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The overwhelming amount of information available today makes it difficult for users to find useful information and as the solution to this information glut problem, recommendation technologies emerged. Among the several streams of related research, one important evolution in technology is to generate recommendations based on users' own social…
Descriptors: Users (Information), Social Networks, Information Technology, Information Retrieval