Open AccessSeeking Information for School Purposes on the Internet
Author(s) -
Holly Gunn,
Gary Hepburn
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
canadian journal of learning and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1499-6685
pISSN - 1499-6677
DOI - 10.21432/t2q889
Subject(s) - the internet , nova scotia , information seeking , psychology , curriculum , internet research , perception , public relations , medical education , political science , world wide web , pedagogy , sociology , computer science , library science , medicine , ethnology , neuroscience
This paper reports the findings of a study undertaken in four Nova Scotia public schools of twelfth grade students' information seeking strategies when they use the Internet as an information source. Various Nova Scotia Department of Education curriculum documents hold high expectations of students' information seeking strategies when using the Internet for educational purposes. This study looks at whether these expectations are being realized. The results include the students' use of specific information seeking strategies, knowledge of World Wide Web Search engines, as well as how students acquired their Internet information seeking knowledge, and students' perceptions of their ability to locate information on the Internet. The results of the study have important implications for Internet education and the role of information professionals in public schools.