Undergraduate students' use of online information in world geography: Source types and selection criteria

Offering up-to-date information and diverse perspectives on issues, online information can be a valuable resource that supplements traditional course materials like textbooks. In this paper, the source types that students' use for a course assignment and the criteria they apply to determine use...

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Published inReview of International Geographical Education Online (RIGEO) Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 171 - 189
Main Authors Hong, Jung Eun, Jo, Injeong
Format Conference Proceeding Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Review of International Geographical Education Online 01.12.2017
Subjects
Access to Information
Education, Higher
Evaluation Criteria
Information Literacy
Information Seeking
Information Sources
Internet
Methodology
Online information services
Online Searching
Pilot Projects
Selection Criteria
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduates
World Geography
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Summary:Offering up-to-date information and diverse perspectives on issues, online information can be a valuable resource that supplements traditional course materials like textbooks. In this paper, the source types that students' use for a course assignment and the criteria they apply to determine usefulness of the online information are examined. Sixty-five undergraduate students enrolled in a world geography course in fall 2015 were asked to search for 20 sources of online information about recent changes in oil prices and then to rank the sources based on their usefulness for understanding the topic. The findings will provide instructors with insights for guiding students' appropriate use of online information for academic tasks and lifelong learning.
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Review of International Geographical Education Online (RIGEO), Vol. 7, No. 2, Summer 2017: 171-189
ISSN:2146-0353
2146-0353