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Edited by Dr. David J. Ayersman, Mary Washington College, and
Dr. Lynne Schrum, University of Georgia
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| formerly Journal of Research on Computing in
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Volume 35 Number 3
Spring 2003
Using
an Information Problem-Solving Model as a Metacognitive Scaffold for
Multimedia-Supported Information-Based Problems
Sara Elizabeth Wolf
Auburn University
Thomas Brush
Indiana University
John Saye
Auburn University
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the
effect of a specific problem-solving model on achievement and attitudes
when students solve an
information-based problem. Thirty-five eighth-grade students in two
intact classes were asked to write newspaper articles that summarized
the
events surrounding the Selma March during the African-American
Civil Rights Movement. One class of students followed the procedures of
the
Eisenberg and Berkowitz Information Problem Solving (EBIPS) model,
while the other followed a standard set of guidelines for writing
newspaper
articles. Both groups of students used a multimedia database of
information dealing with the African-American Civil Rights Movement for
the
activity. Achievement and attitudinal data were collected at the
end of the treatment period, and observational data were collected
throughout
the treatment period. Results suggested that students who were
supported by the EBIPS model created articles that were more accurate,
utilized a wider variety of information resources, and contained
richer details than students who did not have this support.
Contributors
Dr. Sara Wolf is an assistant professor of Educational Media at
Auburn University in Auburn, AL. Dr. Thomas Brush is an associate
professor of
Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University,
Bloomington, IN. Dr. John Saye is an associate professor of Secondary
Social Studies at
Auburn University.
Contact
Sara Wolf
4036 Haley Center
Auburn University
Auburn, AL, 36849
wolfsa1@auburn.edu
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