Graduate Students' Collaborative Information Seeking in a Group-based Learning Setting

摘要: Working with others within an organization can have a variety of positive effects, and the benefits collaboration been discussed in various disciplines. In information science, interest collaborative seeking, including seeking by students online learning environment is expanding. This study was aimed at understanding graduate students' behaviors through process group project, factors that affected perceptions work their difficulties during process. The research based on Yue He's model, which describes users' communication behaviors, Kuhlthau's individual behaviors. participants were 43 enrolled master's level course delivered primarily online. required to together groups complete project. Data collected background survey, behavior texts analyzed using descriptive statistics, statistical tests, content analyses. results showed significant changes across three stages project semester. Theoretical, practical, methodological implications for future are discussed.