A Content Analysis of Errors in MLIS Students' Online Searching Assignments
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| author | Ondrusek, Anita Ren, Xiaoai Yang, Changwoo |
| author_facet | Ondrusek, Anita Ren, Xiaoai Yang, Changwoo Ondrusek, Anita Ren, Xiaoai Yang, Changwoo |
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| contents | A Content Analysis of Errors in MLIS Students' Online Searching Assignments Ondrusek, Anita Ren, Xiaoai Yang, Changwoo Library Science Information Science Graduate Students Masters Programs Error Patterns Online Searching Assignments Error Correction Distance Education Educational Technology Technology Uses in Education Search Strategies Very few formal studies have documented the errors committed in online searching performances, and none have focused exclusively on students in library and information science programs. To fill this gap, the authors conducted a content analysis of online searching errors of MLIS students based upon a coding scheme derived from previous error typologies and enhanced with new categories related to strategic searching decisions. The results suggest that errors committed by MLIS students align with errors identified in previous online searching studies but also include errors that seem unique to the MLIS participants' searching outcomes. Using observed error patterns, the authors suggest instructional activities that can be developed to teach techniques for error correction and avoiding tactical and strategic flaws in online searching assignments. |
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| spellingShingle | A Content Analysis of Errors in MLIS Students' Online Searching Assignments Ondrusek, Anita Ren, Xiaoai Yang, Changwoo Library Science Information Science Graduate Students Masters Programs Error Patterns Online Searching Assignments Error Correction Distance Education Educational Technology Technology Uses in Education Search Strategies A Content Analysis of Errors in MLIS Students' Online Searching Assignments Ondrusek, Anita Ren, Xiaoai Yang, Changwoo Library Science Information Science Graduate Students Masters Programs Error Patterns Online Searching Assignments Error Correction Distance Education Educational Technology Technology Uses in Education Search Strategies Very few formal studies have documented the errors committed in online searching performances, and none have focused exclusively on students in library and information science programs. To fill this gap, the authors conducted a content analysis of online searching errors of MLIS students based upon a coding scheme derived from previous error typologies and enhanced with new categories related to strategic searching decisions. The results suggest that errors committed by MLIS students align with errors identified in previous online searching studies but also include errors that seem unique to the MLIS participants' searching outcomes. Using observed error patterns, the authors suggest instructional activities that can be developed to teach techniques for error correction and avoiding tactical and strategic flaws in online searching assignments. |
| title | A Content Analysis of Errors in MLIS Students' Online Searching Assignments |
| topic | Library Science Information Science Graduate Students Masters Programs Error Patterns Online Searching Assignments Error Correction Distance Education Educational Technology Technology Uses in Education Search Strategies |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1232914 |