A longitudinal study on information-seeking knowledge in psychology undergraduates: Exploring the role of information literacy instruction and working memory capacity

Computers and Education

Volumn 96, Issue , 2016, Pages 94-108

  Rosman, Tom ^a   Mayer, Anne Kathrin ^a   Krampen, Günter ^a,b  

^a ZPID Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Human computer interface; Media in education; Post secondary education; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; EDUCATION; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION USE; TEACHING;

COGNITIVE LOAD THEORY; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERFACES; INFORMATION LITERACY INSTRUCTIONS; KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT; MEDIA IN EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGY;

INFORMATION SCIENCE;

EID: 84960078368     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2016.02.011     Document Type: Article

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