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Liaw, Shu-Sheng – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2004
Search engines have been developed for helping learners to seek online information. Based on theory of planned behaviour approach, this research intends to investigate the behaviour of using search engines as a learning tool. After factor analysis, the results suggest that perceived satisfaction of search engine, search engines as an information…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Search Engines, Factor Analysis, Internet
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Lee, Y.-J. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2004
Although it has become very common to use World Wide Web-based information in many educational settings, there has been little research on how to better search and organize Web-based information. This paper discusses the shortcomings of Web search engines and Web browsers as learning environments and describes an alternative Web search environment…
Descriptors: Search Engines, Search Strategies, Concept Mapping, Internet
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Freeman, D.; Tagg, W. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1985
Summarizes development of QUEST, a family of general purpose data handling computer programs which support existing curricula; demonstrates their usefulness for administrative recordkeeping and in elementary school history and geography courses for managing large amounts of data from varied sources (i.e., census materials); and compares QUEST with…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Computer Software, Databases, Educational Administration