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Imuta, Kana; Henry, Julie D.; Slaughter, Virginia; Selcuk, Bilge; Ruffman, Ted – Developmental Psychology, 2016
It has been argued that children who possess an advanced theory of mind (ToM) are more likely to act prosocially, yet the empirical findings are mixed. To address this issue definitively, a meta-analytic integration of all prior literature that met appropriate inclusion criteria was conducted. In total, 76 studies including 6,432 children between…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Prosocial Behavior, Children, Meta Analysis
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Georgas, Helen – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2014
This study examines the information-seeking behavior of undergraduate students within a research context. Student searches were recorded while the participants used Google and a library (federated) search tool to find sources (one book, two articles, and one other source of their choosing) for a selected topic. The undergraduates in this study…
Descriptors: Search Strategies, Search Engines, Online Searching, Information Seeking
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Peters, Jacqueline; Parletta, Natalie; Campbell, Karen; Lynch, John – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2014
Parents have a major influence on young children's diets, food choices and habit formation. However, research concerning parental influence on children's diets is limited. Qualitative research informs quantitative research with a narrative of "what works" and is a valuable tool to inform intervention design and practice. This…
Descriptors: Parent Influence, Dietetics, Eating Habits, Literature Reviews
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2012
Policy and program decisions typically involve selecting one choice from among a set of options, and research about the effect of those options can help inform the decision process. However, for the research to be useful, decision makers need a way of drawing accurate lessons from what often can be a large assortment of relevant studies.…
Descriptors: Evidence, Research, State of the Art Reviews, Search Strategies
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Bartol, Tomaz – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2012
Purpose: The paper aims to assess the utility of non-agriculture-specific information systems, databases, and respective controlled vocabularies (thesauri) in organising and retrieving agricultural information. The purpose is to identify thesaurus-linked tree structures, controlled subject headings/terms (heading words, descriptors), and principal…
Descriptors: Syntax, Information Systems, Reference Materials, Databases
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Du, Jia Tina; Evans, Nina – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2011
This project investigated how academic users search for information on their real-life research tasks. This article presents the findings of the first of two studies. The study data were collected in the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia. Eleven PhD students' searching behaviors on personal research topics were…
Descriptors: Users (Information), Use Studies, Graduate Students, Student Research
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McDonnell, Michael; Shiri, Ali – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to introduce the notion of social search as a new concept, drawing upon the patterns of web search behaviour. It aims to: define social search; present a taxonomy of social search; and propose a user-centred social search method. Design/methodology/approach: A mixed method approach was adopted to investigate…
Descriptors: Internet, Social Networks, Search Engines, Search Strategies
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Zammit, Katina – Linguistics and Education: An International Research Journal, 2011
With the increased use of hypertexts to locate information, students need to make informed decisions about their pathway so they build knowledge efficiently. The moves they make need to contribute to understanding the topic more than detracting them. This paper explores the use of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) to describe the construction…
Descriptors: Hypermedia, Search Strategies, Linguistics, Foreign Countries
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Tseng, Sheng-Chau; Liang, Jyh-Chong; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2014
Online information searching strategies (OISS) used by students can be viewed as a key indicator in online learning environments. Therefore, developments in their OISS may also involve variables such as self-regulated learning (SRL) and online information evaluative standards (OIES). Three instruments, an OISS, a SRL and an OIES were used to…
Descriptors: Online Searching, Independent Study, Search Strategies, Foreign Countries
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Crowe, Kathryn; McLeod, Sharynne – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2014
The purpose of this study was to systematically review the factors affecting the language, speech intelligibility, speech production, and lexical tone development of children with hearing loss who use spoken languages other than English. Relevant studies of children with hearing loss published between 2000 and 2011 were reviewed with reference to…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Hearing Impairments, Monolingualism, Children
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Brendel, Kristen Esposito; Maynard, Brandy R.; Albright, David L.; Bellomo, Mary – Research on Social Work Practice, 2014
Objective: To examine the effects of school-based interventions on the well-being of military-connected children (i.e., dependents of U.S. military service members, veterans, or reserve component members) who attend public or private elementary or secondary schools with parental deployment, parental reintegration, parental military-related trauma…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Intervention, Military Service, Parent Child Relationship
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Geyer, Andrea M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
This work discusses the design and implementation of two online case studies in a face-to-face general chemistry course. The case studies were integrated into the course to emphasize the need for science literacy in general society, to enhance critical thinking, to introduce database searching, and to improve primary literature reading skills. An…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Role Playing, Case Studies, Scientific Research
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Bucholz, Jessica L. – Journal of Research in Education, 2012
Social Stories™ were developed as an intervention to help individuals with autism better handle unfamiliar, stressful, or difficult situations. The popularity of this intervention has grown although there is still a relatively limited amount of research to support the effectiveness of this type of intervention. For this article, research published…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Social Development, Autism, Children
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Hills, Thomas T.; Jones, Michael N.; Todd, Peter M. – Psychological Review, 2012
Do humans search in memory using dynamic local-to-global search strategies similar to those that animals use to forage between patches in space? If so, do their dynamic memory search policies correspond to optimal foraging strategies seen for spatial foraging? Results from a number of fields suggest these possibilities, including the shared…
Descriptors: Evidence, Semantics, Memory, Search Strategies
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She, Hsiao-Ching; Cheng, Meng-Tzu; Li, Ta-Wei; Wang, Chia-Yu; Chiu, Hsin-Tien; Lee, Pei-Zon; Chou, Wen-Chi; Chuang, Ming-Hua – Computers & Education, 2012
This study investigates the effect of Web-based Chemistry Problem-Solving, with the attributes of Web-searching and problem-solving scaffolds, on undergraduate students' problem-solving task performance. In addition, the nature and extent of Web-searching strategies students used and its correlation with task performance and domain knowledge also…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Chemistry, Problem Solving, Internet
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