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Cognitive strategies and learning from the world wide web
Authors
Janette R. Hill and Michael J. Hannafin
Summary
"The purpose of this study was to identify the strategies used by adult learners in an open-ended hypermedia information system. Four participants were drawn from an introductory educational technology course that incorporated a unit on telecommunications. Participants completed a survey measuring reported knowledge in three domains (metacognitive, system, and subject) as well as self-efficacy toward technology. They then identified a personal search topic, and searched the World Wide Web for information using Netscape®, thinking aloud as they searched. Data collection and analysis occurred in several phases: scripting the search, reading through the data, segmenting according to research question, encoding, and aggregating. Three major findings related to hypermedia information systems resulted from this study: (a) a variety of strategies are used by learners; (b) self-reported knowledge appears to affect the strategies used; and (c) perceptions of disorientation and perceived self-efficacy influence the strategies used. Implications related to emerging information technologies and open-ended learning environments are considered."
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HILL, J.R. and HANNAFIN, M.J., 1997. Cognitive strategies and learning from the world wide web. Educational Technology Research and Development, 45(4), pp. 37-64.