Open AccessEffects of learning styles on the application of search tactics: A preliminary result
Author(s) -
Huang Chunsheng,
Joo Soohyung,
Xie Iris
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
proceedings of the american society for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1550-8390
pISSN - 0044-7870
DOI - 10.1002/meet.14504901336
Subject(s) - learning styles , computer science , psychology , information retrieval , mathematics education
In this study, we investigated how searchers' learning styles would influence their application of search tactics. We measured searchers' learning styles including Active/Reflective and Sensing/Intuitive dimensions using Felder and Silverman's (1988) instrument. Then, based on multiple regression, the effects of learning styles on searchers' application patterns of search tactics were examined. Preliminary results of this study indicates that (1) active searchers spent more time in accessing forward tactics, (2) sensing searchers spent more time in visiting previous pages and in evaluating search results, and (3) reflective searchers spent more time in evaluating individual items.