ERIC Number: EJ1219768
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 23
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Improving Students' Information Problem-Solving Skills on the Web through Explicit Instruction and the Use of Customized Search Software
Ibieta, Andrea; Hinostroza, J. Enrique; Labbé, Christian
Journal of Research on Technology in Education, v51 n3 p217-238 2019
Research shows that students face a range of difficulties when using the Internet to solve information problems. Using a quasi-experimental design, we tested a strategy to improve Chilean 10th graders' skills for information problem solving using the Internet (IPS-I). The intervention was based on a workshop in which students learned IPS-I strategies and solved information problems using a customized Internet search software package. Results showed that members of the experimental group changed their search behavior and improved the quality of their products. However, no correlation between the number of search actions and product quality was found. Based on this, we highlight the potential of combining teaching strategies to improve specific search skills and the use of customized search tools with embedded functionalities that foster good search techniques.
Descriptors: Internet, Problem Solving, Grade 10, Workshops, Computer Software, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods, Search Strategies, Foreign Countries, High School Students, Program Effectiveness, Information Retrieval
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 10; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Chile
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