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Title: Opinions of Teachers on Using Internet Searching Strategies: An Elementary School Case in Turkey.
Authors: Kabakçi, Işil1 isilk@anadolu.edu.tr, İzmirli, Serkan1 sizmirli@anadolu.edu.tr, Fırat, Mehmet1 mfirat@anadolu.edu.tr, Kuzu, Elif Buğra1 ebkuzu@anadolu.edu.tr
Source: Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry. Jul2010, Vol. 1 Issue 1, p49-61. 13p. 2 Diagrams, 2 Charts.
Subject Terms: *Teaching aids -- Computer network resources, *Internet searching, *Database searching, *Information retrieval
Geographic Terms: Türkiye
Abstract: The purpose of the current study is to determine opinions of teachers on using internet searching strategies in an elementary school. The study conductad through qualitative method was designed on survey research model. Participants were consisted of 21 teachers at an elementary school in Eskişehir in Turkey. Questionnaires consisting of open-ended questions were used to collect data in the spring semester of 2008, which were analyzed through inductive coding technique. Findings reveal that elementary school teachers primarily use Google for searching on the internet. It is revealed that internet search strategies applied by teachers differ between the inception and the development processes of the search. In addition, teachers have several problems like irrelevant information, accessing insufficient information, accessing websites with virus threats while searching. A need for in-service training regarding the ways of accessing and retrieving information from İnternet was stated along with creative suggestions in accordance with the content and structure of the instructional process assumed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Copyright of Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry is the property of Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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