Students' conceptual structure, search process, and outcome while preparing a research proposal: A longitudinal case study

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 759-770

  Pennanen, Mikko ^a   Vakkari, Pertti ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENTS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

PSYCHOLOGY;

SEARCH ENGINES;

EID: 0037599603     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.10273     Document Type: Article

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