Contextualized online search and research skills

Question 1

The extensive use of the internet in today’s young students also matches the increasing popularity of mobile phones in the search for their school assignments.

New mobile phone apps are added including those used for research and school assignments.

Development of contextualized research is important so that the generations ahead would be able to take advantage of the wealth of information on the internet.

Answer 1

Contextualized Online Search and Research Skills

Question 2

_________ on the Internet is different from the traditional way of getting information which returns a list of papers or documents relevant to the request of the user.

Answer 2

Contextual Search

Question 3

_________ is an attempt to be more precise in providing the list of documents according to the words used by the user to search the Internet.

Answer 3

Contextual Search

Question 4

Examples of Contextual Search

Answer 4

1. Location-Based Search
2. Personalized Recommendations
3. E-commerce Product Recommendations
4. News and Content Suggestions
5. Social Media Feeds
6. Travel Booking

Question 5

(Steps to make contextualized online search)

If the topic is not provided and you are free to choose the content, choose something you are interested in, new ideas, things, or areas you talk with you classmates and friends or a current news item.

Answer 5

Identify or choose a topic

Question 6

(Steps to make contextualized online search)

Also with the help of the Internet, use the Google search or Wikipedia or other sources to be able to define the topic or task.

Answer 6

Topic or task definition

Question 7

(Steps to make contextualized online search)

You can either perform experiments, explore or get a survey of the subject matter and textual content of the search.

Answer 7

Identify methods of search

Question 8

(Steps to make contextualized online search)

Reliable sources are very important to obtain the rich and accurate information for your research.

Answer 8

Identify resources of your research

Question 9

(Steps to make contextualized online search)

In Identify resources of your research, you should check for the ff:

Answer 9

Author
Accuracy
Currency

Question 10

(Steps to make contextualized online search)

First, list down all the keywords or specific topics to search on the Internet.

Answer 10

Make your research strategies

Question 11

(Steps to make contextualized online search)

The Internet has enormous wealth of information that can be overwhelming. Strategies of handling large amount of data is necessary for you to be able to shift through them for your final analysis, either to keep or delete them.

Answer 11

Compiling the research results

Question 12

(Steps to make contextualized online search)

Go through the materials you have researched and check them for usefulness, relevance to your research, reliability, and accuracy.

Answer 12

Evaluate the results of your research

Question 13

(Steps to make contextualized online search)

It is a good practice to keep your sources updated for your footnotes and bibliography; this will save time going back to the net later for these.

Answer 13

Create a list of your references for citation

Question 14

(Enhancing and Improving Research Skills)
is a very important skill to develop in research since the internet is full of valuable data.

also means the ability to digest, reflect, and conclude from the information researched.

Answer 14

Critical Thinking

Question 15

(Enhancing and Improving Research Skills)

the ability to look, verbalize,
conceptualize, and gather data attuned to the context of the subject.

Answer 15

Analytical skill

Question 16

(Enhancing and Improving Research Skills)

is the ability to present solutions or solve problems by presenting a decision based on the given information.

Answer 16

Problem solving capability

Question 17

(Enhancing and Improving Research Skills)

is a well-planned design of the database of all the research materials either inside the computer or hard copies.

Answer 17

Organized data mining

Question 18

(Enhancing and Improving Research Skills)

part of a good research is writing skills, the ability to present ideas and draw conclusions from the research, be able to explain in writing the purpose, steps, goals, and objective of the research.

Answer 18

Research presentation

Question 19

(Enhancing and Improving Research Skills)

is the ability to look for alternative solutions to the problems needed to solve in the research and thinking not only within the context but also beyond the usual approaches to the research objectives.

Answer 19

Creativity and developed
imagination

Question 20

(Enhancing and Improving Research Skills)

skills in the use of software to write, design, and present are also important.

Answer 20

Computer literacy