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GOOGLE SEARCH TECHNIQUES
TEAM 5: PSY459 CyberpsychologyAlex Carlson, Jaclyn Lee Parrott, Rita Vick
Pre-Test (Needs Assessment)
10 original respondents, 7 completed the instruction unit = 70% which met our measurement objective
CYBERLITERACY STUDENT GUIDE
Google News
Google Advanced Search Components
5B. Google Advanced Search Exercise (mandatory):https://docs.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHBhbGhfQ0RnQm
Within the Google Advanced Search Exercise, you will be accessing the links listed below. They are also listed within the exercise form. You can print out the guides, or open multiple tabs during the process.
Google Advanced Search Tools Guide (this should be used during your “Google Advanced Search Exercise” to help you practice using advanced search operators):
https://docs.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/document/d/1d4gBWPAxrGf3KtU6njs-nbsdMamAOl5BLTOk5vvySQs/edit
Evaluating Web Resources Criteria Guide (this should be used during your “Google Advanced Search Exercise” to help determine how you will rate your sources):
https://docs.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/document/d/1UcLMl__YKt-NSCkPDKwdV0qnO11CZXSEomSE-Z2cN9Q/edit
APA Citation Style Guide (this should be used to assist you during the “Google Advanced Search Exercise” to help you cite your sources):
https://docs.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/document/d/1sRbXTOKPUXY7tL_zhKxeKW_PP3t5Yi0Cj8Klu77mXDo/edit
Google Advanced Search Exercise
Google ScholarNeeds Assessment Results
Google Scholar Tutorial
GS Exercises: Personalization
GS Exercises: Finding (a) Full Text (b) Specific Journals
Google Alerts
Group Search
Group Exercise
Group Work Sample:Perceptions of the Value of the Two SitesUse of Standard Criteria for Evaluation as Web Resources
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Examples: Open-Ended Question Results
• Google Advanced Searcho “I got over 400,000 results … first two are the wikipedia articles
about technostress and cyberpsychology … also a lot of different sources that … provide definitions of both terms.”
• Google Scholar Advanced Searcho “I got 23,200 results. There were more results that discussed
techostress.”
• Strengths/Weaknesses of each toolo “Google Advanced Search is better for a basic overview of the
topic while Google Scholar is better for a more in-depth understanding.”
• Which is the better “discovery” tool for researcho “The Google Scholar Advanced Search would be better for
content, but Google Advanced Search would be better for … [discovery] … because it is not limited to articles and publication.”
CYBERLITERACY Evaluation Survey
Overall, did you find these exercises to be worthwhile? Why or why not? If you could add or change something about them, what would it be?
EVALUATION SUMMARY
70% or 5 out of 7 deemed instruction worthwhile
One Minute Paper
Takeaways
• Ask specific questions that demand one answer
• Quantitative results are easier to assess
• Minimize the amount of time students must spend
• Provide the fewest exercises possible while still achieving evidence of successful Student Learning Outcomes
• Qualitative tell us what they actually learn
• Pay attention to what you want to assess
• Be a minimalist when asking questions: be brief, clear, and specific
• Assess yourself