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

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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

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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