Esther Argelagós|Manoli Pifarré
Improving Information Problem Solving skills in Secondary Education through embedded instruction
Universitat de Lleida|Universitat de Lleida
empirical study consists investigation effects development information problem solving ips skills longterm embedded structured supported instruction secondary education forty secondary students 7th 8th grades 1315 years old participated 2year ips instruction designed study twenty participated ips instruction remaining twenty control group students pre posttested regular classrooms ips process performance logged means screen capture software warrant ecological validity ips constituent skills web search subskills answers given participant analyzed main findings study suggested experimental students showed expert pattern control students regarding constituent skill defining problem following two web search subskills search terms typed search engine selected results serp addition scores task performance statistically better experimental students control group students paper contributes discussion welldesigned wellembedded scaffolds could designed instructional programs order guarantee development efficiency students ips skills using net information better participating fully global knowledge society