Spanning information behaviour across the stages of a learning task – where do personality and approach to studying matter?

Jannica Heinström, Eero Sormunen, Sarita Kaunisto-Laine

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    Abstract

    Originality/value - The study spanned learning-related information behaviour across the whole inquiry process: from task construction through task performance to task completion. The findings showed that individual traits were particularly influential at the task completion stage, that is on information use.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1076–1097
    Number of pages22
    JournalJournal of Documentation
    Volume70
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2014
    MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

    Keywords

    • Approach to studying
    • Information behaviour
    • Inquiry
    • Learning
    • Personality
    • Students

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