Differential impact of web habits and active navigation on adolescents’ online learning
In this study we investigated how 14- to 17-year-olds (n = 48) search the web for information about unsettled scientific dilemmas. In particular, we addressed to what extent adolescents' capability to appraise accurate web sources, learn, and mold informed opinions is influenced by the quality...
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| description | In this study we investigated how 14- to 17-year-olds (n = 48) search the web for information about unsettled scientific dilemmas. In particular, we addressed to what extent adolescents' capability to appraise accurate web sources, learn, and mold informed opinions is influenced by the quality of their online search strategies, the control they exert over the online search experience, and the experience they have while searching the web for relevant factual information. Our results show that adolescents' learning resulting from independent online search was not influenced by their search strategies and was generally quite poor, although they did identify and consult the most relevant and informative web sources. Interestingly, we found that having active control over the search process enhanced participants’ learning and retention of factual information, but following the search process more passively increased their capability to reflect on, process, and elaborate on the information found on the web. This latter aspect was also positively influenced by having greater experience searching the web to perform school assignments. Taken together, these findings can inform educational practices, supporting the development and implementation of more effective interventions to empower the conscientious use and successful mastery of the pseudo-infinite information available on the web. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-94a8cab96edd47408cbe7642e626571d2022-12-22T04:15:12ZengElsevierComputers in Human Behavior Reports2451-95882022-12-018100246Differential impact of web habits and active navigation on adolescents’ online learningCostanza De Simone0Antonella Battisti1Azzurra Ruggeri2MPRG iSearch, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Lentzealle 94, Berlin, 14195, Germany; School of Education, Technical University Munich, Marsstraße 20-22, 80335, Munich, Germany; Corresponding author. MPRS iSearch, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Lentzeallee, 94, 14195, Berlin, Germany.IIS Buontalenti-Cappellini-Orlando, via Emilio Zola 6/b, 57122, Livorno, Italy; NEST, Istituto Nanoscienze – CNR and Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza San Silvestro 12, 56127, Pisa, ItalyMPRG iSearch, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Lentzealle 94, Berlin, 14195, Germany; School of Education, Technical University Munich, Marsstraße 20-22, 80335, Munich, GermanyIn this study we investigated how 14- to 17-year-olds (n = 48) search the web for information about unsettled scientific dilemmas. In particular, we addressed to what extent adolescents' capability to appraise accurate web sources, learn, and mold informed opinions is influenced by the quality of their online search strategies, the control they exert over the online search experience, and the experience they have while searching the web for relevant factual information. Our results show that adolescents' learning resulting from independent online search was not influenced by their search strategies and was generally quite poor, although they did identify and consult the most relevant and informative web sources. Interestingly, we found that having active control over the search process enhanced participants’ learning and retention of factual information, but following the search process more passively increased their capability to reflect on, process, and elaborate on the information found on the web. This latter aspect was also positively influenced by having greater experience searching the web to perform school assignments. Taken together, these findings can inform educational practices, supporting the development and implementation of more effective interventions to empower the conscientious use and successful mastery of the pseudo-infinite information available on the web.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S245195882200080XInformation literacyOnline searchActive learningAdolescentsMedia in education |
| spellingShingle | Costanza De Simone Antonella Battisti Azzurra Ruggeri Differential impact of web habits and active navigation on adolescents’ online learning Computers in Human Behavior Reports Information literacy Online search Active learning Adolescents Media in education |
| title | Differential impact of web habits and active navigation on adolescents’ online learning |
| title_full | Differential impact of web habits and active navigation on adolescents’ online learning |
| title_fullStr | Differential impact of web habits and active navigation on adolescents’ online learning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Differential impact of web habits and active navigation on adolescents’ online learning |
| title_short | Differential impact of web habits and active navigation on adolescents’ online learning |
| title_sort | differential impact of web habits and active navigation on adolescents online learning |
| topic | Information literacy Online search Active learning Adolescents Media in education |
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