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ERIC Number: EJ526316
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-1042-1629
The Effects of Search Tool Type and Cognitive Style on Performance during Hypermedia Database Searches.
Leader, Lars F.; Klein, James D.
Educational Technology Research and Development, v44 n2 p5-15 1996
Describes a study that investigated the effects of search tools and learner cognitive styles on performance in searches for information within a hypermedia database. Students in a university English-as-a-Second-Language program were assigned to one of four treatment groups, and results show a significant interaction between search tool and cognitive style. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Style, Databases, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Hypermedia, Online Searching, Pretests Posttests, Scores, Search Strategies, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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