Methods for Revealing the Metacognitive Knowledge of Adolescent Information Seekers During the Information Search Process

This paper describes the methods used to investigate the metacognitive knowledge of adolescents, aged 16 to 19, as they searched for, selected and used information for a school-based inquiry project. The study has implications for information literacy instruction and contributes to the understanding...

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Published inProceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS / Actes du congrès annuel de l'ACSI
Main Author Bowler, Leanne
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.10.2013
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ISSN2562-7589
2562-7589
DOI10.29173/cais206

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Summary:This paper describes the methods used to investigate the metacognitive knowledge of adolescents, aged 16 to 19, as they searched for, selected and used information for a school-based inquiry project. The study has implications for information literacy instruction and contributes to the understanding of adolescent information-seeking behavior.Cette communication décrit les méthodes utilisées pour explorer les connaissances métacognitives d’adolescents, âgés de 16 à 19 ans, lors de la recherche, la sélection et l’utilisation d’information pour un projet de recherche scolaire. Cette étude a des répercussions sur l’enseignement de la culture informationnelle et contribue à la compréhension du comportement de recherche d’information des adolescents. 
ISSN:2562-7589
2562-7589
DOI:10.29173/cais206