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ERIC Number: EJ643809
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-0145
A Visual Search Tool for Early Elementary Science Students.
Revelle, Glenda; Druin, Allison; Platner, Michele; Bederson, Ben; Hourcade, Juan Pablo; Sherman, Lisa
Journal of Science Education and Technology, v11 n1 p49-57 Mar 2002
Reports on the development of a visual search interface called "SearchKids" to support children ages 5-10 years in their efforts to find animals in a hierarchical information structure. Investigates whether children can construct search queries to conduct complex searches if sufficiently supported both visually and conceptually. (Contains 27 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Early Childhood Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Internet, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Science Education, Search Engines, Search Strategies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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