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21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search Five Things Digital Natives Cannot Do (And What You Can Do To Help) Carl Heine, Ph. D. Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 1

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search Translating a question into a query Verifying the credibility of information Finding better keywords Choosing the best database Recognizing information that’s relevant 2

21 cif. imsa. edu What digital natives don’t do well • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search What they tend to do instead Turn a question into a query Rush ahead toward an answer, either grabbing the whole question “as is” or missing an important part of it Choose the right database Enter words or phrases into Google Recognize information when they find it Rush past important information and clues, continue to browse Find better keywords Stick with their original words and browse Verify the credibility of information Accept what they find at face value, hoping somewhere in the information there is an answer 3

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search Google ‘digital natives’ and the top hit is: http: //www. marcprensky. com/writing/Prensky%20%20 Digital%20 Natives, %20 Digital%20 Immigrants%20 -%20 Part 1. pdf Digital Immigrant instructors, who speak an outdated language (that of the pre-digital age), are struggling to teach a population that speaks an entirely new language. 4

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search 1. Translating a question into a query q Starts with a question or a problem to solve. q Task: Translate a natural language question or statement into language that is understood by a search engine. q Search engines differ in how they process queries, but for the most part, what works on one big commercial search engine tends to work on the others. q Search engines perform a variety of literal matching functions with Boolean and special operators. 5

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search 1. Translating a question into a query Which of the following is the most effective query for 'find the top speed of earth's fastest animal'? q speed fastest animal q what is earth’s fastest animal q top speed earth’s fastest animal 6

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search 1. Translating a question into a query Research Findings (IMSA second semester sophomores) q 36% recognized the optimal query from a list of three queries. Only 17% of seniors at a local high school identified the optimal query. q 31% grasped that search engines perform literal matching. q 17% regularly use natural language queries. q 12% misinterpreted the research question. 7

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search 2. Selecting an adequate database q This failure occurs before submitting the first query. q Task: Predict where expert information may be found. q No search engine performs a live Internet search when you submit a query. (Otherwise, how could they come back with a page that’s not found? ) q That which is stored in one search engine’s database is invisible to another search engine (also called Enterprise Data) 8

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search 2. Selecting a good database Research Findings (IMSA second semester sophomores) q 90% search with Google more than half of the time. q 32% use Google exclusively. 9

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search 3. Recognizing relevant information q This failure occurs when a student looks at the results returned by a search engine. q Task: Match findings with expectations, evaluate relevance q Information on the Internet is not always found in predictable places. q Computers are made for speed, which encourages haste. q Hyperlinks and graphics can be distracting. 10

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search 3. Recognizing relevant information Research Findings (junior honors students) q 36% were able to identify web pages that contain supporting research facts from a selection of three pages. q 25% -- same task, middle school students 11

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search 4. Finding better keywords q This failure occurs throughout the search process: before the initial query is submitted and as students look at the results returned by a search engine. q Task: Select and try increasingly specific keywords q Frequently, effective keywords go unnoticed in snippets. q Our claim: Effective searching depends on keyword selection more than any other factor. 12

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search 4. Finding better keywords Research Findings (high school) q 14% of IMSA sophomores used alternate keywords when searching. q 7% of junior honors students chose effective alternate words to find information. 13

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search 5. Evaluating credibility q This failure occurs after information has been located. q Task: Check the credibility of information, authorship q Typically, students forego this decision altogether and uncritically accept whatever information they find. q Depending on which database the information was taken from, information may be unedited, unendorsed and inaccurate. q Special operators (link: ) makes external evaluation easier. 14

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search 5. Evaluating credibility Research Findings q 33% of Illinois schools report having a curriculum method for teaching students to evaluate online resources q 0% of junior honors students were able to use special operators to evaluate the credibility of a web page. 15

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search What You Can Do To Help Question to query checklist 1. How many key concepts (important ideas) are found in the question? 2. How many key concepts will I search for? 3. What keywords are probably effective “as is? ” 4. For which concepts are more effective keywords probably needed? 5. Are there hyponyms or professional language for any of the intermediate words? 6. Are there words that have multiple meanings? 7. Did I use any stop words or clutter words? 8. Did I spell the words correctly? 9. Did I put the most important words first? 16

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search What You Can Do To Help What is the top speed of earth’s fastest animal? 1. How many key concepts (important ideas) are found in the question? 2. How many key concepts will I search for? 3. What keywords are probably effective “as is? ” 4. For which concepts are more effective keywords probably needed? 5. Are there hyponyms or professional language for any of the intermediate words? 6. Are there words that have multiple meanings? 7. Did I use any stop words or clutter words? 8. Did I spell the words correctly? 9. Did I put the most important words first? 17

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search What You Can Do To Help Keyword tutorials 18

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search What You Can Do To Help Choose the best database 1. What person would know the answer I am looking for? 2. Where would I find that expert? 3. Use Google/Yahoo to get there and then use the proprietary search engine to go farther. 4. To find a relevant database use keywords like DATABASE, ARCHIVE, INFORMATION in combination with subject matter. 19

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search What You Can Do To Help Classical guitarist John Williams has scored the music for only one motion picture. What is the name of the movie? 1. What person would know the answer I am looking for? 2. Where would I find that expert? 3. Use Google/Yahoo to get there and then use the proprietary search engine to go farther. 4. To find a relevant database use keywords like DATABASE, ARCHIVE, INFORMATION in combination with subject matter 20

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search What You Can Do To Help What if Google can’t google it? 21

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search What You Can Do To Help Recognize relevant information 1. Practice scanning: California Gold Rush 2. Practice reading snippets: Snippet Sleuth 3. Use the FIND Command 4. Practice reading hypertext: Flash Video Tutorial 22

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search What You Can Do To Help Find better keywords 1. Practice with snippets and thesaurus: Soccer Challenge II 2. Practice with snippets: Soccer Challenge III, Snippet Sleuth 23

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search What You Can Do To Help Verify Credibility 1. Interactive Micro. Module Companions: Link To 2. Safe Searching: Use It? Or Lose It? 3. Safe Searching: Bad Apple 24

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search How, When and Where can skills be taught? Performance skills require hands-on practice q Search challenges (example: Kermit) q Interactive tutorials (example: Keyword Challenges) q Micro. Modules (example: FIND COMMAND) q Search Wizard (advanced searching with help) When and Where can these skills be taught? q In the context of research paper preparation q Library and research orientation q Computer lab and non-digital applications 25

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search keywords: information fluency 26

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search Professional Development Events • Webinars: A Gaming Approach to Evaluation. Tuesday, Nov. 14 th, 3 to 4 pm, CST • Free Online Subscription Resources: Full Circle • Conference presentations – ISLMA, IETC, IPA, ICE • Face-to-Face Workshops (fee) 27

21 cif. imsa. edu • Search Wizard Evaluation Wizard Citation Wizard Advanced Search Contact Us! URL http: //21 cif. imsa. edu General info 21 cif@imsa. edu Carl Heine heine@imsa. edu Dennis O’Connor doconnor@imsa. edu Thank you for participating! 28