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A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Information Seeking in Open-Ended Information Systems.
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Hill, Janette R. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1999
Describes a theoretically and empirically based framework for how users formulate and employ information-seeking strategies in open-ended information systems (OEISs). Discusses challenges related to OEISs. Describes OEIS theoretical and users' perspectives. Presents an example based on a recent study to illustrate use of the OEIS…
Descriptors: Information Networks, Information Seeking, Information Systems, Information Utilization
Project-based Learning with the World Wide Web: A Qualitative Study of Resource Integration.
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Land, Susan M.; Greene, Barbara A. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2000
Describes a study of preservice teacher education students that investigated the process used by learners to seek, locate, and integrate information resources from the World Wide Web for use in a project-based environment. Discusses hypermedia systems; open-ended learning environments; the role of metacognitive, domain, and system knowledge; and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Hypermedia, Information Retrieval