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The Impact of Academic Library Resources on Undergraduates' Degree Completion
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Soria, Krista M.; Fransen, Jan; Nackerud, Shane – College & Research Libraries, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of first-year undergraduates' (n = 5,368) use of academic library resources in their first year on their degree completion or continued enrollment after four years of study. Propensity score matching techniques were used to construct treatment (library users) and control (library nonusers) groups…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Undergraduate Students, Users (Information), Experimental Groups
On Mobile Device Security Practices and Training Efficacy: An Empirical Study
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Goyal Chin, Amita; Etudo, Ugochukwu; Harris, Mark A. – Informatics in Education, 2016
The past decade has witnessed an explosion of the penetration of mobile technology through all strata of society. Mobile technologies including cell phones, tablets, and even some e-readers are used for surfing the web, running apps, reading email, posting to social media, conducting banking transactions, etc. This liberation from desktop and…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Information Security, Cybernetics, Online Searching
To See or Not to See: Effects of Online Access to Peer-Generated Questions on Performance
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Yu, Fu-Yun; Yang, Yen-Ting – Educational Technology & Society, 2014
This study examined the effects on performance of online access to peer-generated questions during question-generation activities. Two eighth grade classes (N = 63) participated in six weekly question-generation sessions to support English learning. An online student question-generation learning system was adopted. In contrast to expectations…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Learning, Electronic Libraries, Peer Groups
Enriching Critical Thinking and Language Learning with Educational Digital Libraries
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Lu, Hsin-lin – ProQuest LLC, 2012
As the amount of information available in online digital libraries increases exponentially, questions arise concerning the most productive way to use that information to advance learning. Applying the earlier information seeking theories advocated by Kelly (1963), Taylor (1968), and Belkin (1980) to the digital libraries experience, Carol Kuhlthau…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Second Language Learning
An Electronic Library-Based Learning Environment for Supporting Web-Based Problem-Solving Activities
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Tsai, Pei-Shan; Hwang, Gwo-Jen; Tsai, Chin-Chung; Hung, Chun-Ming; Huang, Iwen – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
This study aims to develop an electronic library-based learning environment to support teachers in developing web-based problem-solving activities and analyzing the online problem-solving behaviors of students. Two experiments were performed in this study. In study 1, an experiment on 103 elementary and high school teachers (the learning activity…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Experienced Teachers, Teaching Methods, Internet
Making a Case for Using Electronic Performance Support Systems in Academic Libraries
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van Schaik, Paul; Barker, Philip; Famakinwa, Oladeji – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2007
Electronic performance support system (EPSS) technology provides a powerful mechanism for helping end-users operate complex systems. This article describes and discusses some research we have undertaken to explore their potential within academic library systems. Based on a needs analysis, an EPSS for supporting library users was designed and…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Academic Libraries, Library Services