| Edited by Diane McGrath, Kansas State University |
formerly Journal of Research on Computing in
Education
Information Seeking
for Instructional Planning: An Exploratory
Study
Ruth V. Small, Stuart Sutton,
Makiko
Miwa,
Claire Urfels, and Michael
Eisenberg
Syracuse University
Abstract
Although the amount and range of educational resources on the
Internet is vast,
finding appropriate materials for a given instructional situation is
often problematic.
This research study explored the information-seeking and
Internet-searching
patterns of prekindergarten through 12th-grade educators as part of
the Gateway
to Educational Materials project funded by the U.S. Department of
Education.
Some results indicate that educators tend to search for lesson plans
more than
other types of instructional resources and use parts of an
instructional resource
or adapt a resource to their specific situations rather than use the
resource
"as is." Some differences in information-seeking patterns among
various educator
groups were also found.  Read
online supplement.
Contributors
Ruth V. Small, PhD, is an associate professor in the School
of Information Studies at Syracuse University and
co-principal
investigator of the Gateway to Educational
Materials (GEM)
project. Her research focuses on motivational
aspects of
information presentation and use. Stuart Sutton,
PhD, is
an associate professor in the School of
Information Studies
at Syracuse University, director of the Master of
Library
Science Program, and co-principal investigator of
GEM. He
conducts research in systems design and knowledge
representation.
Makiko Miwa and Claire Urfels are doctoral
candidates in
the School of Information Studies at Syracuse
University
and research assistants with GEM. Michael B.
Eisenberg,
PhD, is a professor in the School of Information
Studies
at Syracuse University, director of the
Information Institute
of Syracuse, including the ERIC Clearinghouse on
Information
and Technology; and co-principal investigator of
GEM. His
research examines information problem solving and
information-technology
services and resources for education. (Address:
Dr. Ruth
Small, School of Information Studies, Syracuse
University,
4-297 Center for Science and Technology, Syracuse,
NY 13244-4100;
drruth@mailbox.syr.edu.)
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