Student Preferences for Cybersearch Strategies: Impact on Critical Evaluation of Sources.

Morrison, James L.; Kim, Hye-Shin; Kydd, Christine T.

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ERIC Number: EJ565929

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Student Preferences for Cybersearch Strategies: Impact on Critical Evaluation of Sources.

Morrison, James L.; Kim, Hye-Shin; Kydd, Christine T.

Journal of Education for Business, v73 n5 p264-68 May-Jun 1998

A majority of 42 business students surveyed preferred the World Wide Web over traditional library-search tools. They perceived Internet information to be more trustworthy than that found through other strategies. Time was a critical factor in their choice of information tools. (SK)

Descriptors: Business Education, Evaluative Thinking, Higher Education, Information Sources, Search Strategies, Student Attitudes, World Wide Web

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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