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Main Author: Hirsh, Sandra G.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1996
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ557159
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  • Complexity of Search Tasks and Children's Information Retrieval. Hirsh, Sandra G. Academic Ability Children Information Retrieval Information Seeking Library Catalogs Navigation (Information Systems) Online Catalogs Online Searching Science Materials Search Strategies Student Research Explores the influence of several search task characteristics on children's success in finding science materials on an automated library catalog. Findings suggest that the complexity of the search task and the level of children's science domain knowledge affect their success in identifying books on assigned science topics. (Author/AEF)