Using guided inquiry and the information search process to develop research confidence among first year anatomy students

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 564-573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Christine Bentley ◽  
Andrea Cristina Robinson ◽  
Robert Joseph Ruscitti
Keyword(s):  
Information Search ◽  
First Year ◽  
Search Process ◽  
Guided Inquiry ◽  
Anatomy Students

scholarly journals High school teachers and librarians in cooperation throughout the Information Search Process

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolina Hanberger ◽  
Sofia Gardell
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Information Search ◽  
Search Process ◽  
Guided Inquiry ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Learning To Learn ◽  
Santa Barbara ◽  
Fundamental Goal ◽  
Upper Secondary

At Hulebäck's Upper Secondary School, one fundamental goal is 'learning to learn'. An essential prerequisite for this is information literacy. We show how teachers and school librarians by cooperating in developing assignments can improve student's information literacy based on Carol Kuhlthau's Model of the Information Search Process. The model of the ISP describes actions, thoughts and especially feelings of students involved in complex inquiry tasks. Some of the stages of this process are perceived as both confusing and frustrating and difficult for students to work through on their own (Kuhlthau, Caspari & Maniotes, 2007). There is a great need for guidance and intervention throughout the ISP and in our experience the teacher - librarian collaboration is key when it comes to developing tools to support the student in each stage. In this presentation we focus on practical examples of exercises from our everyday work, based on the role of emotion as students engage in research. Our aim is to enhance each student's own awareness of the learning process by focusing on knowledge construction rather than product construction. "Information literacy is a way of thinking rather than a set of skills." (Kuhlthau, Caspari & Maniotes, 2012). This method also provides a useful framework for both students and teachers which we find leads to increased fulfillment of curricula. ReferencesKuhlthau, C. C., Caspari, A. K. & Maniotes, L. K. (2007). Guided inquiry: learning in the 21st century. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited. Kuhlthau, C. C., Caspari, A. K. & Maniotes, L. K. (2012). Guided Inquiry Design: A Framework for Inquiry in Your School. Santa Barbara, California: Libraries Unlimited.

scholarly journals “It’s like stickers in your brain”: Using the Guided Inquiry Process to Support Lifelong Learning Skills in an Australian School Library

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kasey L. Garrison ◽  
Lee FitzGerald
Keyword(s):  
Information Search ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
School Library ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Search Process ◽  
Guided Inquiry ◽  
Australian School ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
Australian Curriculum ◽  
Girls School

The Guided Inquiry Design process (GID) is a model of information seeking behaviour emphasising elements of autonomy and reflection throughout students’ research process and based on Kuhlthau’s (1989a; 2004) Information Search Process (ISP). GID is timely in the Australian context as a way to support the new Australian curriculum emphasising inquiry learning but omitting a practical framework for implementing it. This study sought to investigate the experience of students engaged in two GI research projects in Year 7 History and Geography at an independent girls’ school in an Australian urban area. Analysis of the data indicates rich and diverse interpretations of the GID process across participants. Freddo’s comment “It’s like stickers in your brain,” the title of this paper, highlights the memorability of the stages of the GI process. The girls also noted rewarding responses through their learning of the content and skills and “had fun” in this project.

Information Search Process in Science Education

1994 ◽  
Vol 20 (44) ◽  
pp. 53-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Jane McNally ◽  
Carol C. Kuhlthau
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Information Search ◽  
Search Process

Semantic Representation of a Geo-Social User Profile for a Personalised Information Retrieval

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150044
Author(s):  
Tahar Rafa ◽  
Samir Kechid
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Information Search ◽  
Semantic Representation ◽  
User Profile ◽  
Search Process ◽  
Search System ◽  
User Interactions ◽  
User Interests ◽  
Situational Contexts ◽  
User Query

The user-centred information retrieval needs to introduce semantics into the user modelling for a meaningful representation of user interests. The semantic representation of the user interests helps to improve the identification of the user’s future cognitive needs. In this paper, we present a semantic-based approach for a personalised information retrieval. This approach is based on the design and the exploitation of a user profile to represent the user and his interests. In this user profile, we combine an ontological semantics issued from WordNet ontology, and a personal semantics issued from the different user interactions with the search system and with his social and situational contexts of his previous searches. The personal semantics considers the co-occurrence relations between relevant components of the user profile as semantic links. The user profile is used to improve two important phases of the information search process: (i) expansion of the initial user query and (ii) adaptation of the search results to the user interests.

scholarly journals A busca de informação na Internet: um estudo do comportamento de bibliotecários e estudantes de ensino médio

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-111
Author(s):  
Veridiana Abe ◽  
Miriam Vieira da Cunha
Keyword(s):  
Information Search ◽  
Search Process ◽  
Santa Catarina

A presente pesquisa objetivou identificar o comportamento de busca de informação na Internet de bibliotecários e estudantes de ensino médio em oito escolas particulares dos municípios de Itajaí e Florianópolis, estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil. Este estudo entende que o desafio crítico para as escolas é possibilitar o aprendizado a partir de uma variedade de fontes de informação, pois a tecnologia, particularmente a Internet, modifica o ambiente de aprendizagem na escola. Os objetivos desta pesquisa foram averiguar como os bibliotecários compreendem o processo de busca de informação na Internet pelos estudantes e como prestam auxílio a eles, bem como averiguar como se processa a busca de informação pelos estudantes. Os instrumentos de coleta de dados utilizados na pesquisa foram um questionário aplicado a 8 bibliotecários, mais um questionário e um roteiro aplicados a 38 estudantes. A pesquisa teve abordagem quanti-qualitativa e análise de conteúdo. Emprega os pressupostos teóricos do Information Search Process de Carol Kuhlthau para investigar como os estudantes buscam a informação. As análises dos dados permitiram inferir que os bibliotecários avaliam que a busca de informação realizada pelos estudantes é um processo que desenvolvem de forma autônoma e com facilidade, que estes atingiram uma percepção mais acurada da Internet, e que são otimistas em relação à informação que recuperam, ainda que incerteza e dúvida sejam sentimentos presentes no decorrer da busca de informação.

scholarly journals Analisis Pencarian Informasi Remaja Generasi z dalam Proses Pengambilan Keputusan Belanja Online (Analisis pada Mahasiswa Ilmu Komunikasi Universitas Tidar)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 146
Author(s):  
Fitria Khairum Nisa ◽  
Arief Bregas Viratama ◽  
Nurul Hidayanti
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Search ◽  
Online Shopping ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
Search Process ◽  
Product Reviews ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Generation Z ◽  
Depth Interviews

<p><strong>Abstrak<br /></strong></p><p><strong></strong>Berdasarkan <em>survey</em>, salah kegiatan berinternet yang paling sering dilakukan adalah belanja <em>online</em> sebanyak 44.6%. Sedangkan generasi yang mendominasi penggunaan internet adalah generasi z. Generasi z merupakan generasi yang akrab dengan dunia digital dan berani mengambil resiko. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat bagaimana generasi z melakukan proses pencarian informasi dalam melakukan belanja <em>online</em><em> </em>dengan menyebarkan angket serta melakukan wawancara mendalam. Penelitian ini menggunakan <em>mix method. </em>Adapun subjek dari penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa Program Studi Ilmu Komunikasi, Universitas Tidar. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa ulasan produk di <em>e-commerce</em> merupakan sumber utama remaja generasi z dalam mencari informasi yakni sebesar 80.7%. Sumber informasi lainnya adalah ulasan produk di sosial media dan bertanya kepada teman. Adapun alasannya adalah untuk mencari <em>trend</em> terkini serta ulasan produk dapat dipercaya dan generasi z peduli dengan pendapat orang sekitar.</p><p> </p><p><em><strong>Abstract</strong></em></p><p><em>Based on the survey, one of the most frequently carried out internet activities was online shopping which is 44.6%. Meanwhile, the generation that dominates internet usage is z generation. Z generation z is a generation that is familiar with the digital world and is willing to take risks. This study aims to see how generation Z performs the information search process in online shopping. This study uses a mix method by distributing questionnaires and conducting in-depth interviews. Subject of this research is the students of communication in Tidar University. The results of this study indicate that product reviews on e-commerce is the main source of z generation adolescents in seeking information, which is 80.7%. Other sources of information are product reviews on social media and asking friends. The reasons for those are they look for the newest trend and product reviews are trustworthy and z generation cares what people think about them.</em></p>

scholarly journals The Information Search Process of English Language Learner (ELL) Students in a Guided Inquiry Project

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Un Kim ◽  
Ross J. Todd
Keyword(s):  
Information Search ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
English Language Learner ◽  
English Language ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Language Learner ◽  
Guided Inquiry ◽  
Ell Students ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys ◽  
Project Data

This study seeks to understand the information-to-knowledge experience of English Language Learner (ELL) students in a Guided Inquiry project undertaken by the librarian and subject teachers. As a pilot study, it provides an in-depth examination of two Korean 11th grade students in a biology class of a high school in New Jersey, U.S. During the project, data were collected through questionnaire, surveys, search journals, search sessions, observation, students’ papers, and interviews. The findings of this study will facilitate the understanding on the information seeking and knowledge construction process of ELL students so that school environments, including school libraries, can provide meaningful instructional and service interventions for them.

An assessment of information literacy skills among first-year postgraduate students at Sokoine University of Agriculture Tanzania

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 427-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mugyabuso J. F. Lwehabura
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Information Search ◽  
Concept Maps ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
First Year ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Literacy Knowledge ◽  
Information Literacy Skills

This study was set to examine and identify some aspects of information literacy skills among postgraduate students at Sokoine University of Agriculture and determine challenges and problems facing them in terms of searching and use of various information resources. Systematic probability sampling and questionnaires were used to collect data from175 students out of 314 first-year postgraduate students registered. The findings showed that although information literacy exists among students, a good number of students demonstrated significant deficiency in their information literacy knowledge and skills in key aspects including searching for information from electronic sources, application of various information search techniques such as Boolean operators, use of truncation, synonyms and concept maps. Based on the findings, the paper recommends addressing the shortcomings found by introducing a mandatory information literacy course for both postgraduate and undergraduate students to ensure effective independent learning among students.

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