Uroš Drnovšek (Author)

Abstract

The Internet has become one of the most popular sources of finding diverse information, even among elementary school students. One of the primary goals of our research was to closely observe students' web searching strategies while they searched for knowledge about life science. We then analyzed different variables, such as the number of keywords students used when they were searching, time spent browsing different web pages, time spent selecting web pages, etc. We measured students' success in completing different web searching tasks and tried to find some factors that are important that led to this success. Students had the most success with the fact-finding task, while research-oriented and semi self-generated tasks proved to be much challenging. Most students were satisfied with the information they got within the first two search attempts and, on average, they browsed only three websites per task. Age was an important factor in determining students' overall success and time for browsing the web.

Keywords

internet;search engines;seeking information;elementary school students;educational technology;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UM PEF - Faculty of Education
Publisher: Pedagoška fakulteta
UDC: 373.3:004.7
COBISS: 17394184 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 1855-4431
Parent publication: Revija za elementarno izobraževanje
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary title: Searching for information on the internet: how do elementary school students use search engines on the web
Secondary abstract: Internet postaja eden od vse bolj popularnih virov različnih informacij tudi med učenci razredne stopnje. Primarni cilj naše raziskave je bil, preučiti nekatere strategije iskanja podatkov na internetu, ki jih učenci na elementarni stopnji izobraževanja uporabljajo v procesu pridobivanja naravoslovnih znanj. Analizirali smo različne spremenljivke, med drugimi število ključnih besed, ki so jih učenci uporabili v posameznih poskusih iskanja, čas brskanja po različnih spletnih straneh, čas izbire posameznih spletnih strani itd. Ocenili smo uspešnost učencev v okviru reševanja različnih nalog, povezanih z iskanjem relevantnih podatkov na spletu, ter poskušali izpostaviti nekatere dejavnike, ki odigrajo pomembno vlogo pri uspešnem procesu iskanja informacij. Učenci so se najbolje izkazali v okviru reševanja nalog, ki so bile povezane z iskanjem faktografskega podatka, medtem ko sta se raziskovalno usmerjena ter delno samostojno vodena naloga izkazali kot veliko večji izziv. Večina učencev je bila zadovoljna z informacijami, ki so jih dobili znotraj prvih dveh poskusov iskanja. Povprečno so prebrskali le tri spletne strani v okviru posamezne naloge. Starost učencev je bila pomemben faktor uspešnega izvajanja zadanih nalog ter dolžine časovnega intervala pri brskanju po spletu.
Secondary keywords: internet;spletni brskalniki;iskanje informacij;učenci razredne stopnje;izobraževalna tehnologija;ne zaključna dela;Internet;Spletni brskalniki (programska oprema);Učenci;
URN: URN:NBN:SI
Type (COBISS): Not categorized
Pages: str. 57-65
Volume: ǂLetn. ǂ2
Issue: ǂšt. ǂ4
Chronology: dec. 2009
ID: 10865469