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Abramovich, Samuel; Schunn, Christian D.; Correnti, Richard J. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2013
A large-scale online teacher resource exchange is studied to examine the ways in which metadata influence teachers' selection of resources. A hierarchical linear modeling approach was used to tease apart the simultaneous effects of resource features and author features. From a decision heuristics theoretical perspective, teachers appear to…
Descriptors: Metadata, Shared Resources and Services, Educational Resources, Computer Mediated Communication
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Schatz, Steven C. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2005
Learning object technology is viewed as a method for fast retrieval. This effort is on developing unique schemas for a targeted group to aid efficient retrieval. In this article, I study a user-centric model for developing tags for K-12 educators that is based on user needs, expectations, and problems. I use a combination of techniques from human…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Performance Technology, User Needs (Information), Information Retrieval