A Visit to the Information Mall: Web Searching Behavior of High School Students.

Fidel, Raya; Davies, Rachel K.; Douglass, Mary H.; Holder, Jenny K.; Hopkins, Carla J.; Kushner, Elisabeth J.; Miyagishima, Bryan K.; Toney, Christina D.

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ERIC Number: EJ582282

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Publication Date: 1999

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A Visit to the Information Mall: Web Searching Behavior of High School Students.

Fidel, Raya; Davies, Rachel K.; Douglass, Mary H.; Holder, Jenny K.; Hopkins, Carla J.; Kushner, Elisabeth J.; Miyagishima, Bryan K.; Toney, Christina D.

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v50 n1 p24-37 Jan 1999

Analyzes Web-searching behavior for homework assignments of high school students through field observations in class and at the computer terminal with students thinking aloud, and through interviews with various participants. Results emphasize the need for training and for system design based on user seeking and search behavior. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education, High School Students, High Schools, Homework, Information Seeking, Interviews, Protocol Analysis, Search Strategies, Users (Information), World Wide Web

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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