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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2018
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Argelagós Castañ, Esther
Brand-Gruwel, S.
Jarodzka, H.
Pifarré Turmo, Manoli
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Argelagós Castañ, Esther; Brand-Gruwel, S.; Jarodzka, H.; Pifarré Turmo, Manoli; . (2018) . 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.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/64747
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https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIL.2018.10014361
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International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 2018, vol. 24, núm. 2, p. 152 -175
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