ERIC Number: EJ737303
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 44
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-6543
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The Web as an Information Resource in K-12 Education: Strategies for Supporting Students in Searching and Processing Information
Kuiper, Els; Volman, Monique; Terwel, Jan
Review of Educational Research, v75 n3 p285-328 Fall 2005
The use of the Web in K-12 education has increased substantially in recent years. The Web, however, does not support the learning processes of students as a matter of course. In this review, the authors analyze what research says about the demands that the use of the Web as an information resource in education makes on the support and supervision of students' learning processes. They discuss empirical research focusing on the limitations of the actual search strategies of children, as well as theoretical literature that analyzes specific characteristics of the Web and their implications for the organization of education. The authors conclude that students need support in searching on the Web as well as in developing "information literacy." Future research should focus on how the use of the Web in education can contribute to the development of deep and meaningful knowledge. (Contains 3 figures and 5 notes.)
Descriptors: Internet, Information Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Literacy, Search Strategies, Information Processing, Learning Processes, Computer Uses in Education, Online Searching
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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