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ERIC Number: EJ441325
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Fact Retrieval by Students with and without Learning Handicaps Using Print and Electronic Encyclopedias.
Edyburn, Dave L.
Journal of Special Education Technology, v11 n2 p75-90 Fall 1991
Thirteen learning-handicapped junior high students and 15 nonhandicapped peers conducted fact retrieval tasks. Highest retrieval success was attained with a menu-driven electronic encyclopedia, followed by print encyclopedia and command-driven electronic encyclopedia. Higher success levels were found when tasks were assigned rather than self-selected and simple rather than complex. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Difficulty Level, Encyclopedias, Full Text Databases, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Information Systems, Junior High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Mild Mental Retardation, Online Searching, Performance Factors
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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