How students evaluate information and sources when searching the World Wide Web for information

Computers and Education

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 234-246

  Walraven, Amber ^a   Brand Gruwel, Saskia ^a   Boshuizen, Henny P A ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Information problem solving; Students; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

INTERNET; STUDENTS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

INFORMATION PROBLEM SOLVING; INFORMATION SOURCES; SCHOOL PROJECTS; SEARCHING THE WEBS; THINKING ALOUD;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 56249086426     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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