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The information seeking and use of English language learners in a high school setting
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The information seeking and use of English language learners in a high school setting
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ETD_2760
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http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.1/rucore10001600001.ETD.000056457
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eng
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theses
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Communication, Information and Library Studies
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English language--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Foreign speakers
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High school students--New Jersey
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Information behavior--New Jersey
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Constructivism (Education)
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This study examines the information seeking and use behaviors of English language learners (ELLs) while performing a research task, using Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development and Kuhlthau’s Information Search Process as theoretical frameworks. The research tasks implemented in this study were curriculum based units where students engaged a diverse range of information sources to demonstrate their understanding of a topic. Participants of this study were 48 ELL students from three classes at a public high school in New Jersey. During a 4-5 week period, 10 students from one class were required to choose potential future careers and write a research paper on the college preparation, whereas the 38 students from the other two classes were required to create a foldable on a genetic disorder of their choice. Data were collected through a demographic questionnaire, process surveys at three times (initiation, mid-point and completion), observation, and semi-structured interviews with students and teachers. All manipulated data from the questionnaire and process surveys were statistically analyzed. To corroborate the findings from the questionnaires and process surveys, field notes and transcripts were underwent content analysis. This study shows what ELL students experience when searching for information throughout the course of a research project in English and what factors interact with individuals’ primary patterns in their information behavior. The findings indicate that having a fluent English speaker or using some English at home gives ELL students more confidence in their English language abilities, which might impact their information behavior. Among the ELL groups, only the intermediate ELL group exhibited significant increases in estimated knowledge and in positive feelings, particularly relief and satisfaction, as they progressed in their research project. In addition, this study addresses how ELL students’ research process is influenced by gender, ethnicity, and the nature of the research task. This study sheds light on how cultural and linguistic background can influence people’s information seeking and use. At a pedagogical level, the findings facilitate understanding of the unique needs of ELL students in K-12 school contexts and suggest effective strategies and instructional interventions for meeting those needs.
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xix, 264 p. : ill.
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Ph.D.
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Includes bibliographical references
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by Sung Un Kim
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Kim
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Sung Un
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Ross J.
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Gordon
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Carol Ann
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Carol Ann Gordon
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Kuhlthau
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Carol Collier
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Carol Collier Kuhlthau
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Mary Jane
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School - New Brunswick
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2010
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2010-10
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Rutgers University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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doi:10.7282/T3DV1JNZ
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ETD doctoral
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The author owns the copyright to this work.
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Copyright protected
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Open
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Permission or license
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Kim
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Sung Un
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2010-07-09 15:04:01
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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