dc.contributor.author	Skeen, Suzanne R.	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Northeast Georgia	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	2004	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-09-11T13:35:56Z	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-09-30T15:58:30Z	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2011-03-02T17:29:20Z
dc.date.available	2009-09-11T13:35:56Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2009-09-30T15:58:30Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2011-03-02T17:29:20Z
dc.date.issued	2007-05	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/60	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this action research study was to investigate elementary school student use of online research resources for the development of research reports. As outlined in the action research proposal, this qualitative study included instruction delivered to a class of 26 fifth-grade students on accessing and using subscribed online databases as well as developing skills on researching and evaluating online research resources. Data were collected before, during, and after the intervention using surveys, a Checklist of Research Resources, and student interviews. In addition, a select group of students completed the Student Task for Determining Usability of Online Resources as they participated in a usability study on online research resources. In the article manuscript, the results showed that, after the intervention, students were more open to using subscribed online resources, even though Google is still their preferred online research resource. In addition, after classroom instruction, students were able to locate subscribed online research resources and selected many of the subscribed online resources to find information for their research reports on World War I. Both prior to and during the intervention, students expressed confidence in locating reliable information using online research resources. Therefore, it was difficult to determine how the use of subscribed online research resources influences student confidence in locating information and for obtaining reliable research resources. More research is needed to answer this question. The results of this study were communicated to the learning community through a formal discussion during a weekly grade-level meeting. The information was received very positively, and I expressed my gratitude for the cooperation of the students and teacher in this research endeavor by treating them to an ice cream party!	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Research resources	en_US
dc.subject	Google	en_US
dc.subject	Online databases	en_US
dc.title	Use of Subscribed Online Research Resources by Fifth-Grade Students	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Curriculum and Instructional Technology	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Leader, Lars F.	en_US
dc.description.committee	Hinkle, Verilette	en_US
dc.description.committee	Schmertzing, Lorraine	en_US
dc.description.degree	Ed.S.	en_US
dc.description.major	Instructional Technology	en_US