A Content Analysis of Errors in MLIS Students' Online Searching Assignments

Autor/inn/en	Ondrusek, Anita; Ren, Xiaoai; Yang, Changwoo
Titel	A Content Analysis of Errors in MLIS Students' Online Searching Assignments
Quelle	In: Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 60 (2019) 4, S.312-328 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0748-5786
Schlagwörter	Library Science; Information Science; Graduate Students; Masters Programs; Error Patterns; Online Searching; Assignments; Error Correction; Distance Education; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Search Strategies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bibliothekswissenschaft; Informationswissenschaft; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Fehlertyp; Online-Recherche; Assignment; Auftrag; Zuweisung; Korrektur; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Suchstrategie
Abstract	Very few formal studies have documented the errors committed in online searching performances, and none have focused exclusively on students in library and information science programs. To fill this gap, the authors conducted a content analysis of online searching errors of MLIS students based upon a coding scheme derived from previous error typologies and enhanced with new categories related to strategic searching decisions. The results suggest that errors committed by MLIS students align with errors identified in previous online searching studies but also include errors that seem unique to the MLIS participants' searching outcomes. Using observed error patterns, the authors suggest instructional activities that can be developed to teach techniques for error correction and avoiding tactical and strategic flaws in online searching assignments. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2021/2/06