Master's Project
Title of Master's Project
Empowering Independent Learners: Web Searching Skills in the Fifth Grade
Introduction
While observing a fifth grade classroom search for history information using the classroom computers, I observed several students become frustrated. These students gave up on the Internet and instead turned to the classroom's 1970s encyclopedias to find their answers. I discovered, and research confirmed, that students need training to complete academic tasks on the Internet. Students know how to play on the Internet but lack the skills to complete specific focused searches and ensure validity of sources. This led me to my action research question. | Introduction movie
I created
the introduction movie below which went along with the PowerPoint presentation
for my master's defense. |
Question for Action Research
How can I enhance students’ Web literacy, and what impact will enhanced Web literacy have on information-seeking efficacy and choice in a rural fifth grade classroom?
• Web Literacy definition for this study: Possessing the ability and efficacy to independently complete academic search tasks and assess the validity of the source.
Results | Poster Board Session middle and side board images below Masters PowerPoint presentation and introduction movie. |
