Article Green Open Access 2009

A descriptive model of information problem solving while using internet

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Brand-Gruwel, Saskia
 WI
Wopereis, Iwan G.J.H.
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Walraven, Amber
Computers and Education
Journal · Vol. 53 · Issue 4 · pp. 1207-1217
Abstract

This paper presents the IPS-I-model: a model that describes the process of information problem solving (IPS) in which the Internet (I) is used to search information. The IPS-I-model is based on three studies, in which students in secondary and (post) higher education were asked to solve information problems, while thinking aloud. In-depth analyses of the thinking-aloud protocols revealed that the IPS-process consists of five constituent skills: (a) defining information problem, (b) searching information, (c) scanning information, (d) processing information, and (e) organizing and presenting information. Further, the studies revealed that regulation skills prove to be crucial for the on-going IPS-process. The IPS-I-model depicts the constituent skills, regulation skills, and important conditional skills. The model gives an initial impetus for designing IPS-instruction. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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lifelong learning Media in education learning strategies

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Teaching higher education Education computing Problem solving lifelong learning In-depth analysis Internet Internet protocols Media in education Descriptive Model Information problem solving Learning strategies Search information Thinking aloud Switching systems Uninterruptible power systems
Author Affiliations
Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies, Open Universiteit, Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands
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