Fast searching for information on the Internet to use in a learning context: The impact of domain knowledge

Computers and Education

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 640-648

  Willoughby, Teena ^a   Anderson, S Alexandria ^b   Wood, Eileen ^c   Mueller, Julie ^c   Ross, Craig ^c  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Domain knowledge; Internet; Learning; Search behaviors

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; SEARCH ENGINES; WORLD WIDE WEB;

CONTROL GROUPS; DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; INTERNET SEARCHES; LEARNING; LEARNING CONTEXTS; LEARNING TASKS; ONE FACTORS; SEARCH BEHAVIORS;

INTERNET;

EID: 59049087695     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2008.11.009     Document Type: Article

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