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A Study on University Students' Online Information Search Strategies and Lifelong Learning Situations
Proceedings of International Conference on Research in Education and Science · Ekim 2019
Makale Bilgileri
DergiProceedings of International Conference on Research in Education and Science
Yayın TarihiEkim 2019
Cilt / Sayfa5 · 206-212
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85150695684
Özet
The purpose of the present study is to determine university students' online information search strategies and lifelong learning situations and investigate the relationships between them. In addition, the students' online information search strategies and lifelong learning situations were investigated in terms of their gender and frequency of online information search. A total of 276 students attending a university in a large city in central Turkey participated in the study on a voluntary basis. The research data were collected using "Online Information Searching Strategies Scale" and "Lifelong learning Scale". Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, independent samples t test analysis and one-way variance analysis were used to analyze the data obtained in this study, which was conducted in accordance with the procedures of relational survey and causalcomparative research. According to the findings of the study, it was found that university students' online information search strategies were below the average in the disorientation factor whereas they were above the average in the evaluation, purposeful thinking, select main ideas, trial & error, control and problem solving factors. On the other hand, it was found that university students' lifelong learning levels were above the average. According to another finding of the study, all the correlations between university students' online information search strategies and lifelong learning levels were statistically significant and positive. Moreover, it was found that male students' averages of online information search strategies were significantly higher than those of the female students in the disorientation, evaluation, purposeful thinking, control and problem solving factors, but that there was not a significant difference in their lifelong learning levels in terms of gender. In addition to this, it was found that the online information search strategies and lifelong learning levels of university students who searched information on the internet very frequently (except for purposeful thinking, select main ideas and control factors) were higher than those who seldom searched information on the internet.
Yazarlar (2)
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Baris Emlek
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Ahmet Oguz Akturk
Anahtar Kelimeler
Gender
Lifelong learning
Online information search strategies
Kurumlar
Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi
Meram Turkey
Selçuk Üniversitesi
Selçuklu Turkey