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Lindow, Stefanie; Betsch, Tilmann – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2018
In many decision situations, individuals must actively search information before they can make a satisfying choice. In such instances, individuals must be aware of the fact that not all information may be equally relevant for the choice at hand--thus, individuals should weight information by its respective relevance. We compared children's and…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Children, Information Seeking, Adults
Fan, Lu; Chatterjee, Swarn – Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 2017
This study uses the 2009 National Financial Capability Study dataset to examine the factors associated with information search behavior by consumers when applying for a loan. The results indicate that financial literacy, perceived financial knowledge, educational attainment, and engaging the services of a financial professional are positively…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Money Management, Information Seeking, Consumer Economics
Lecluijze, Suzanne Elisabeth; de Haan, Mariëtte; Ünlüsoy, Asli – International Journal of Higher Education, 2015
This exploratory study examines ethno-cultural diversity in youth's narratives regarding their "online" learning experiences while also investigating how these narratives can be understood from the analysis of their online network structure and composition. Based on ego-network data of 79 respondents this study compared the…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Online Systems, Information Networks, Electronic Learning
Reisoglu, Ilknur; Çebi, Ayça; Bahçekapili, Tugba – Interactive Learning Environments, 2022
While the impact of behavioural and cognitive processes on online information searching behaviours have been studied in some depth, little is known about the impact of procedural and metacognitive processes on online information searching behaviours. In addition, although the literature contains studies examining online information searching…
Descriptors: Online Searching, Information Seeking, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Processes
Biocic, Marina; Fidahic, Mahir; Cikes, Karla; Puljak, Livia – Research Synthesis Methods, 2019
Background: It has been reported that information sources searched in systematic reviews (SRs) are insufficiently comprehensive. We analyzed information sources used in SRs, as well as how up-to-date were the searches. Methods: We searched PubMed and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) through Wiley from 2012 to 2016 to find SRs of…
Descriptors: Pain, Case Studies, Anesthesiology, Databases
Brand-Gruwel, S.; Kammerer, Y.; van Meeuwen, L.; van Gog, T. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2017
Nowadays, almost everyone uses the World Wide Web (WWW) to search for information of any kind. In education, students frequently use the WWW for selecting information to accomplish assignments such as writing an essay or preparing a presentation. The evaluation of sources and information is an important sub-skill in this process. But many students…
Descriptors: Online Searching, Internet, Novices, Expertise
Rosman, Tom; Peter, Johannes; Mayer, Anne-Kathrin; Krampen, Günter – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
The present article investigates the effects of epistemic beliefs (i.e. beliefs about the nature of knowledge and knowing) on the effectiveness of information literacy instruction (i.e. instruction on how to search for scholarly information in academic settings). We expected psychology students with less sophisticated beliefs (especially…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Information Literacy, Information Seeking, Intervention
Blau, Ina; Peled, Yehuda – Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, 2012
This study compares three groups of teachers that (1) work in one-to-one laptop classrooms, (2) received a laptop from the state for pedagogical use, and (3) teach without technology. The influence of openness to change and attitudes towards ICT implementation on online communication and information search by 97 Israeli middle school teachers was…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Laptop Computers, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
O'Keefe, Hannah; Rankin, Judith; Wallace, Sheila A.; Beyer, Fiona – Research Synthesis Methods, 2023
Current methodologies for designing search strategies rely heavily on the knowledge and expertise of information specialists. Yet, the volume and complexity of scientific literature is overwhelming for even the most experienced information specialists, making it difficult to produce robust search strategies for complex systematic reviews. In this…
Descriptors: Search Strategies, Accuracy, Information Sources, Research Reports
Seib, Jerod Drew – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Scholars have researched how voters make decisions for well over a half a century, but these studies are limited in what they are able to say about how voters make decisions because they have focused on the choice rather than the process. Most of these studies have focused on the choice that voters reach or the way their memories are structured,…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Voting, Elections, Political Campaigns
Krumwiede, Kelly A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Developing decision-making skills is essential in education in order to be a competent nurse. The purpose of this study was to examine and compare the perceptions of clinical decision-making skills of students enrolled in accelerated and basic baccalaureate nursing programs. A comparative descriptive research design was used for this study.…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Decision Making, Nursing Students, Decision Making Skills
Voogt, Joke; Roblin, Natalie Pareja – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2012
National curricula need to change drastically to comply with the competences needed for the 21st century. In this paper eight frameworks describing 21st century competences were analysed. A comprehensive search for information about 21st century competences was conducted across the official websites of the selected frameworks, resulting in 32…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Curriculum Development, International Studies, Educational Practices
Shirama, Aya; Kato, Nobumasa; Kashino, Makio – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
Although superior visual search skills have been repeatedly reported for individuals with autism spectrum disorder, the underlying mechanisms remain controversial. To specify the locus where individuals with autism spectrum disorder excel in visual search, we compared the performance of autism spectrum disorder adults and healthy controls in…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Visual Perception, Adults
Assouline, Susan G.; Lupkowski-Shoplik, Ann – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2012
The Talent Search model, founded at Johns Hopkins University by Dr. Julian C. Stanley, is fundamentally an above-level testing program. This simplistic description belies the enduring impact that the Talent Search model has had on the lives of hundreds of thousands of gifted students as well as their parents and teachers. In this article, we…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Academically Gifted, Elementary Secondary Education, Talent
Marcial, Laura Haak – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Increasingly, users are performing more sophisticated types of tasks, like information search, across computing platforms including desktops/laptops, tablets, and smartphones. While much research has been done to improve efficiency for each of these devices in the area of information search, few investigations have taken a pragmatic approach to…
Descriptors: Online Searching, Computers, Handheld Devices, Computer Peripherals