Efforts to identify and understand gender differences have a long history that has sparked
lively debate and generated much public interest. Although understanding gender …

Presents a literature review that covers the following topics related to Latent Semantic
Analysis (LSA):(1) LSA overview;(2) applications of LSA, including information retrieval (IR) …

This study explored what social interactions students exhibited during collaborative learning,
and analyzed how the social interactions evolved in a computer-supported collaborative …

This study investigated the impact of different modes of scaffolding on students who are
learning science through a web-based collaborative inquiry project in authentic classroom …

Studies of search habits reveal that people engage in many search tasks involving
collaboration with others, such as travel planning, organizing social events, or working on a …

Background The Internet has become one of the most important means to obtain health and
medical information. It is often the first step in checking for basic information about a disease …

The use of the Web in K–12 education has increased substantially in recent years. The Web,
however, does not support the learning processes of students as a matter of course. In this …

In this study, the information and strategic Internet skills of Dutch secondary students were
measured in a performance test. Participating students were asked to complete assignments …

To improve search engine effectiveness, we have observed an increased interest in
gathering additional feedback about users' information needs that goes beyond the queries …

A Web query consists of one or more search terms. Queries are an integral component of
Web searching and the expression of a searcher's information problem to the Web search …