This empirical study consists in an investigation of the effects, on the development of
Information Problem Solving (IPS) skills, of a long-term embedded, structured and supported …

El propósito de este estudio es identificar la percepción de los alumnos de quinto y sexto de
educación primaria, en escuelas públicas, sobre sus competencias en el uso de las …

Older adults are now the fastest growing population of online users the world over (Olson et
al. Ageing International, 36 (1), 123–145, 2011). Encouraging data continues to emerge …

Searching for sources of inspiration is central to creative design; however, we have limited
knowledge of individual inspiration search strategies in response to varying levels of task …

Many studies show that a large percentage of students lack the digital competencies to solve
information problems using the internet. To address this problem, researchers have …

Purpose Information literacy (IL) is clearly important for academic performance, as
evidenced by literature. It could be defined as a set of abilities, attitudes and experiences …

A study of online search, especially search performance, is vital because people heavily rely
on the Internet nowadays. The purposes of this study are thus to examine the gratification …

The use of the Internet to learn involves complex cognitive activities. Educational
researchers claim more attention in studying the nature of students' challenges when using …

Making as a design-centered learning activity has recently received significant attention in
education. We use literacies—how individuals use representations to learn—to explore the …

The internet has provided today's middle years students with limitless, instantaneous
information offering unprecedented educational benefits. Scholars have noted, however …