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ERIC Number: EJ646010
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-0145
Why Can't I Find Newton's Third Law? Case Studies of Students' Use of the Web as a Science Resource.
MaKinster, James G.; Beghetto, Ronald A.; Plucker, Jonathan A.
Journal of Science Education and Technology, v11 n2 p155-172 Jun 2002
Examines searching patterns of students using the Web as science information resources. Attempts to provide detailed accounts of how students use the Web as a science resource and illuminate how the different levels of domain knowledge and expertise, and situational interest impact students' ability to find useful and relevant information on the Web. (Contains 50 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: High Schools, Online Searching, Physics, Science Education, Search Strategies, World Wide Web
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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