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Holman, Lucy – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2011
Today's students exhibit generational differences in the way they search for information. Observations of first-year students revealed a proclivity for simple keyword or phrases searches with frequent misspellings and incorrect logic. Although no students had strong mental models of search mechanisms, those with stronger models did construct more…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Generational Differences, Search Strategies, College Freshmen
Callison, Daniel – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1997
"Mental modeling" refers to a student's ability to visualize or comprehend the information research process. This article reviews 50 years of changing conceptions of how we learn: behaviorist, cognitivist, and constructivist perspective; describes the application of three "mental models" to interactive technology; and discusses…
Descriptors: Behaviorism, Cognitive Psychology, Constructivism (Learning), Decision Making