American Journal of Physics · 2009 · 13 citations · 3 references
EducationScience EducationOnline Higher EducationScience InstructionScientific LiteracyInformation LiteracyInformation Literacy In ScienceKnowledge RetrievalLiterature SearchingWeb SearchCitation SearchingGraduate CurriculumScientific Information ExtractionScientific Information SeekingSearch AutomationSearches
A method is described to empower students to efficiently perform general and specific literature searches using online resources. The method was tested on undergraduate and graduate students with varying backgrounds in scientific literature. Students involved in this study showed marked improvement in their awareness of how and where to find accurate scientific information.
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