Convenience or Credibility? A Study of College Student Online Research Behaviors
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| author | Biddix, J. Patrick Chung, Chung Joo Park, Han Woo |
| author_facet | Biddix, J. Patrick Chung, Chung Joo Park, Han Woo Biddix, J. Patrick Chung, Chung Joo Park, Han Woo |
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| contents | Convenience or Credibility? A Study of College Student Online Research Behaviors Biddix, J. Patrick Chung, Chung Joo Park, Han Woo Network Analysis Information Literacy Internet Credibility Library Services Information Seeking Online Searching Questionnaires College Students Student Attitudes Research Skills Student Research Artificial Intelligence Computer Software Search Engines Web Sites The purpose of this study was to investigate where students turn for course-related assignments, whether an ordered pattern could be described in terms of which sources students turn to and how students evaluated the information they chose to use. Data were drawn from open-ended questionnaires (n = 282). Semantic network analysis was conducted using CATPAC, artificial neural network software. Results verify previous findings that students turn to the Internet before the library, but a deeper investigation revealed different preferences for study versus project-related research. Specifically, using search engines or Wikipedia was a pre-stage, rather than a final destination, for project work. Interestingly, students were relatively confident in their abilities to discern courses using the Internet. Recommendations for promoting information literacy, as well as recommendations for improving library resource use, are included. (Contains 2 figures.) |
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| spellingShingle | Convenience or Credibility? A Study of College Student Online Research Behaviors Biddix, J. Patrick Chung, Chung Joo Park, Han Woo Network Analysis Information Literacy Internet Credibility Library Services Information Seeking Online Searching Questionnaires College Students Student Attitudes Research Skills Student Research Artificial Intelligence Computer Software Search Engines Web Sites Convenience or Credibility? A Study of College Student Online Research Behaviors Biddix, J. Patrick Chung, Chung Joo Park, Han Woo Network Analysis Information Literacy Internet Credibility Library Services Information Seeking Online Searching Questionnaires College Students Student Attitudes Research Skills Student Research Artificial Intelligence Computer Software Search Engines Web Sites The purpose of this study was to investigate where students turn for course-related assignments, whether an ordered pattern could be described in terms of which sources students turn to and how students evaluated the information they chose to use. Data were drawn from open-ended questionnaires (n = 282). Semantic network analysis was conducted using CATPAC, artificial neural network software. Results verify previous findings that students turn to the Internet before the library, but a deeper investigation revealed different preferences for study versus project-related research. Specifically, using search engines or Wikipedia was a pre-stage, rather than a final destination, for project work. Interestingly, students were relatively confident in their abilities to discern courses using the Internet. Recommendations for promoting information literacy, as well as recommendations for improving library resource use, are included. (Contains 2 figures.) |
| title | Convenience or Credibility? A Study of College Student Online Research Behaviors |
| topic | Network Analysis Information Literacy Internet Credibility Library Services Information Seeking Online Searching Questionnaires College Students Student Attitudes Research Skills Student Research Artificial Intelligence Computer Software Search Engines Web Sites |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ927499 |