Information skills, searching behaviour and cognitive styles for student-centred learning: a computer-assisted learning approach

Wood, Frances; Ford, Nigel; Miller, David; Sobczyk, Gill; Duffin, Robert

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“…Approaches to studying [17] has long been recognized as important in students' information behavior [18]. It has, among other, been found to influence middle and high school students' challenges and learning experiences in inquiry projects [19].…”

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Students’ collaborative inquiry – Relation to approaches to studying and instructional intervention

Heinström

Sormunen

2016

Journal of Information Science

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In order to develop suitable pedagogical methods for inquiry based learning we need an increased understanding of factors that influence students' work in inquiry assignments. The aim of this study was to investigate how high school students' ways to work in a collaborative source-based writing assignment was influenced by their individual approach to studying and the teacher's instructions and guidance in the class. The respondents were 53 high school students who filled out a questionnaire regarding their work on the source based assignment and the OPPI test of their approaches to studying. A factor analysis revealed three work patterns: a collaborative, a labor intense and a subject oriented. The results showed that the collaborative pattern was related to instructional differences, while a subject oriented work pattern was typical for students with a deep approach regardless of instruction. Instructional differences and study approaches also influenced degree of challenges in the project and, to a certain extent, learning experiences. The findings show a complex interplay between personal preferences and instructional interventions in forming students' paths through source based writing assignments.

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Students’ collaborative inquiry – Relation to approaches to studying and instructional intervention

Heinström

Sormunen

2016

Journal of Information Science

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“…Nisbett & Norenzayan, (2002) viewed cultural psychology as an analysis of cultural environments and norms that affect the way people interact and think. This notion of culture that affects cognition and learning is supported in both anthropological and psychological studies ranging from Wood, Ford, Miller, Sobczyk, & Duffin (1996); Riding & Rayner (1998) Supporting pedagogy equity through understanding cultural psychology and culturally responsive practices (Gay, 2000) is integral to our research and is viewed as an enabler for the development of technology enhanced learning environments. Of course there are the inherent differences in research perspectives to be considered in any analysis of how or why people do what they do.…”

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Cognitive learning styles and digital equity: searching for the middle way

Hardaker

Dockery

Sabki

2010

International Journal of Inclusive Education

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). For lifelong learning to become 'a reality for all' the Lisbon Strategy (European Commission, 2005) states everyone should have equal and open access to high quality learning opportunities throughout their lives (Reding, 2003). The Lisbon Strategy also emphasises that learning opportunities should be provided in a variety of ways to suit individual needs and this in part has shaped our research. 'Searching for the middle way' is driven by a desire to understand the lifelong learner in the context of styles of learning and the emerging implications of technology enhanced learning for digital equity . We begin with the view that learning is a cognitive process that is intrinsic to the learner in both formal and informal settings (Courtney, 1979). A traditional perspective on learning and education is explained by Merriam & Brockett (1997) who state:"learning can occur both incidentally and in planned educational activities, while, it is only the planned activities we call education."Our research adopts a contemporary lifelong learning perspective of education in both formal and informal settings and our understanding of 'equality for all' is shaped by a critical multicultural perspective (Delpit, 1995;Bennett, 1999;& Gay, 2000) that supports a commitment to learning about peoples' differences. The lifelong learning viewpoint has become an increasingly important perspective through the unprecedented growth of the Web and more recently Web 2.0 and participative social networks. The learning environment, physical and virtual space, is a characterising feature of learning along with the cognitive learning style. The move towards a more holistic use of the term lifelong learning embraces both formal and informal learning and in part is central to the renewed interest in learning styles. Recognizing cognitive learning styles is the first step educators need to take in order to be most effective in working with students of diversity and bridging across formal and informal settings (Tomes, 2008). According to Messick (1976) cognitive style is the inclination people have in processing information in a particular way. This way of processing comes from the individual learners' experiences and develops incrementally over time, and as such it is not easily changed or modified. According to Dunn et. al. (1981) cognitive style cannot be truly assessed or understood outside of the environment to which the learner finds themselves. As such this highlights the importance of research that takes into account not only the environment learners are in but also the social elements of culturally diverse learners and their respective experiences (Gay, 2000; and Neito, 2000). This is supported by Whetton & Cameron (2005) who see the identification and use of cognitive styles as a way for learners to improve their relationships with others as well as developing critical self-awareness. Cognitive style cannot be viewed in isolation, even though cognitive style can be seen as an individual's preferred or usual way of processing and orga...

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“…Concludes that evaluating medical student searches for evidence based information is an effective way of evaluating students' searching proficiency and the adequacy of the instruction they receive. Wood et al (1996) conducted a study of the exploitation by undergraduates of CD-ROMs, BIDS (Bath Information and Data Service), and information services on the Internet. Undergraduates were tested to establish how they searched CD-ROM databases over a range of subjects areas; the effectiveness of their searches and their satisfaction with them.…”

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Understanding Information Seeking Behavior of Indonesian Postgraduate Students in Malaysian Universities: An Empirical Study

Subhan¹,

Ghani²

2013

JIK

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Government and International Studies at University Utara Malaysia (UUM). He holds an M.Sc from the National University of Malaysia (UKM) and a bachelor degree from Syiah Kuala University. Prior to joining UUM, he has previously worked a couple of years with some private organizations in Indonesia, Malaysia and other international bodies in addition to research and teaching works with several public universities in Malaysia and Indonesia during last ten years. He has contributed to various international conferences in USA, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Egypt.Dr. Ahmad Bashawir Abdul Ghani is currently a senior lecturer at the College of Law, Government and International Studies at University Utara Malaysia, where he has taught for 12 years and has supervised about 10 research projects. He holds an MBA degree from the University of Hull, UK and a PhD degree from Murdoch University, Australia. He has published in a wide range of international and Australian and New Zealand journals. In addition, he has spoken at conferences throughout the world on matters dealing mainly with international business management. Prior to joining University Utara Malaysia, he has previously worked in a number of public and private sector organizations in Malaysia and abroad. He is currently the Chairman of the Department of International Affairs of College of Law, Government and International Studies at University Utara Malaysia. This paper is part of our study on international postgraduate students' attitude in Malaysian higher institutions. It is a common occurrence that postgraduate students need a lot of information during their studies such as for completing their classwork-related assignments or merely for fulfilling their personal information needs. Their perceptions about the knowledge and how they construct it will affect their information-seeking behavior. Jurnal ILMU KOMUNIKASI 16The pre-sessional is a pre-requisite program for newcomers (first year) students or second year students who fail to prove their English proficiency as required by the university. The students are likely had to study English extensively. They need to improve their communicative proficiency for the purposes not only for participating effectively in classes, tutorials and seminars, but also for survival within the system, academically and socially.Study about pre-sessional students will be an interesting and important learning. In brief, the followings are the reasons why this user group of students is chosen: (1) pre-sessional students are one of the most frequently users of information who have uniqueness of information behaviors in terms of information-seeking and information uses; (2) presessional is an preliminary stage where students prepare themselves to improve study skills, to increase fluency in English and to familiarize themselves with the University environment as well as to campus life in general. They have a mix of enormous personal and academic-related information needs that describe also a uniqueness of their information behavior...

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Information skills, searching behaviour and cognitive styles for student-centred learning: a computer-assisted learning approach

Cited by 64 publications

References 11 publications

Students’ collaborative inquiry – Relation to approaches to studying and instructional intervention

Students’ collaborative inquiry – Relation to approaches to studying and instructional intervention

Cognitive learning styles and digital equity: searching for the middle way

Understanding Information Seeking Behavior of Indonesian Postgraduate Students in Malaysian Universities: An Empirical Study

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