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Radhakrishnan, Phanikiran; Lam, Dianne; Tamura, Elaine Kong – Teaching of Psychology, 2010
The guided experimentation method requires that students learn how a database works by generating and testing hypotheses about it (i.e., become skilled at strategies of experimentation). These strategies are essential to learning by inquiry, which is linked to argumentation. We conducted a quasi-experimental field study to show that students who…
Descriptors: Databases, Experiments, Hypothesis Testing, Persuasive Discourse
Bartolo, Laura M.; And Others – 1991
This study investigated the benefits of online research methods over manual methods for novice researchers. It was hypothesized that novice researchers who conduct online searches submit better research projects than those who use manual methods. Undergraduate students in two classes of a journalism course on "Law and Mass…
Descriptors: Assignments, College Libraries, College Students, Court Litigation