Student use of sources: A collaborative investigation of resource use in tertiary-level psychology assignments.
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Authors
Barnard, E.
Weaver, N. E.
Keywords
Resource use
Psychology students
Assignments
Psychology students
Assignments
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Publisher
Rights
Permitted.
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Issue Date
2011
Peer-reviewed status
Type
Working Papers
Abstract
This research is a cooperative undertaking between academic staff and library professionals. It is designed to help answer this question : What types of scholarly sources do tertiary-level psychology students in an online course use in completing their required assignments? The method is citation analysis. The reference pages from submitted laboratory reports were collected, and the type and frequency of sources cited, as well as student variables, analysed.
Citation
Barnard, E., & Weaver, N. E. (2011). Student use of sources: A collaborative investigation of resource use in tertiary-level psychology assignments (Working Papers No. 11-2). Lower Hutt, New Zealand: Open Polytechnic of New Zealand.