Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

4-10-2016

Keywords

Epistemological belief, Learning proficiency level

Abstract

Help seeking has been identified as a learning strategy manifesting capacities for self-regulated learning (Aleven, et al., 2003). Nevertheless, there is evidence that students often encounter barriers in help seeking in classroom settings. This may involve difficulties in identifying helpers or hesitation in approaching helpers due to anxiety or a lack of self-confidence (Ryan & Shin, 2011). Aided by web technology, students may not need to face such barriers when seeking help. Moreover, communicating with experts online or utilizing search engines makes abundant relevant information accessible, and is arguably less intimidating than face-to-face interactions. As a result, students seeking online assistance may have fewer concerns about being labeled as incompetent (Kumrow, 2007). However, web technology also poses new challenges for help seeking. For example, given ambiguous queries, search engines are likely to return irrelevant and useless information.

Sponsorship/Conference/Institution

AERA Annual Meeting

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

College students--Attitudes; Help-seeking behavior; Internet in education; Electronic information resource searching; Computer science--Study and teaching

Genre/Form

proceedings

Type

Text

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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