On-Line Literature Searching in Engineering Education: Cost-Effective and Attitudinal Outcomes.

Holloway, William H.; Kerr, Michael E.

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ERIC Number: EJ197835

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Publication Date: 1979

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On-Line Literature Searching in Engineering Education: Cost-Effective and Attitudinal Outcomes.

Holloway, William H.; Kerr, Michael E.

AEDS Journal, v12 n2 p63-75 Win 1979

Attitudinal measures of training and control group engineering students showed positive and significant gains for the treatment group both in attitude toward the effectiveness of on-line searches and for the number of citations yielded. Cost-effectiveness was greater for on-line searches than for manual searches. (Author/IRT)

Descriptors: Computer Science, Engineering Education, Engineers, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Program Evaluation, Statistical Analysis, Student Attitudes, Tables (Data)

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Language: English

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