Unpacking cognitive skills engaged in web-search: how can logfiles, eye movements, and cued-retrospective reports help? An in-depth qualitative case study

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Argelagós Castañ, Esther;
Brand-Gruwel, S.;
Jarodzka, H.;
Pifarré Turmo, Manoli;
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(2018)
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Unpacking cognitive skills engaged in web-search: how can logfiles, eye movements, and cued-retrospective reports help? An in-depth qualitative case study.
International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 2018, vol. 24, núm. 2, p. 152 -175.
https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIL.2018.10014361.
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Search the Internet with a specific purpose has become an important activity. Educational research informs that a better understanding of the cognitive skills involved in this activity is needed, but it is not clear which research techniques can be used for this purpose. One student performed a web-search task and was registered by three different techniques: log files, eye movements, and cued-retrospective reports. With a qualitative analysis, we attempt to provide a twofold contribution: (1) a thorough analysis about the information retrieved from the three techniques separately, and (2) developing a methodology for integrating the information captured from the three techniques. Results showed that log files and eye movements gave insight into cognitive outcomes of skills, and cued-retrospective delivered self-explanations of cognitive and regulation activities. This integration provided an overall and comprehensive picture of the cognitive skills performed and allowed building a synergism among the information captured from each technique.