From Web Search to Text Comprehension: Malaysian Undergraduates’ Online Reading Strategies
Table 1: Themes In Doing Online Research Activities
Themes | Example |
Identifying information | Using relevant words or keywords as search termsUsing synonyms to modify search terms |
Locating information | Choosing results based on the websites and/or titlesSelecting sources from a database (Google Scholar) |
Evaluating information | Checking the details of the online sources (e.g., name of author(s), date of publication |
Synthesizing information | Comparing and/or contrasting information found on several websites |