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Web-Seal project

Web-Seal project. Eero Sormunen Department of Information Studies University of Tampere. Web-Seal project 2006-09. Web Searching, Information Literacy and Learning General research questions How learners search, evaluate and use information in learning tasks?

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Web-Seal project

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  1. Web-Seal project Eero Sormunen Department of Information Studies University of Tampere

  2. Web-Seal project 2006-09 • Web Searching, Information Literacy and Learning • General research questions • How learners search, evaluate and use information in learning tasks? • How the growth of information literacy can be supported in learning tasks? • Approach • Cooperation between researchers of information seeking and learning

  3. A Process Model of the learner’s information behaviour Search tasks Search process Search process Search process i i i Learning task Perceived need Perceived need Perceived need Use Use Use Task Construction Task Performance Task Completion Assignment Output Documentation process Learning goals Learning outcomes Learning process Interventions/assessments by the Teacher

  4. Problem-based learning (PBL) cycle and information seeking (Kärnä, Vuoskoski Phd Thesis) • Introducing • a problem 2. Brainstorming 8. Clarification 3. Grouping ideas 4. Selecting a sub-problem Assessment 5. Choosing the interest area 7. Negotiating new knowledge 6. Independent information seeking Experts Internship Internet Lectures, exercises Library

  5. Teacher Trainees’ Information Behaviour (Tanni, PhD Thesis) • Research Questions • How teacher trainees seek and use information for lesson plans and in the classroom? • How teacher trainees perceive • their own information behaviour? • the role of information literacy instruction in subject teaching • Data collection • Two groups: History, Social Sciences • Interviews, observations, process portfolios (blog), other documentation

  6. Information behaviour in school projects (Hongisto, Master’s Thesis) • Research questions • How students work in projects and what information channels and sources they use? • What problems students face and how the teacher support them? • What factors are associated with good performance in the project? • Data collection • A seven week project on Geography, year 6 school students • Observations, questionnaire, group interviews, assessments, essays

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