A metatheory integrating social, biological and technological factors in information behavior research

A metatheory is presented and diagrammed as an integrated conceptual framework for information seeking and use. It represents the symbiotic relationship between users and the technological environment. Receiving and adapting to information is achieved through each user’s biological satisficing procedures defined by group information practices, namely, noticing information, appraising it and evaluating it. Information use is achieved through optimizing procedures, namely, activating goal-setting intentions, constructing a plan and executing it through acting upon the technological environment to attain one’s goals. Evidence is given by listing a variety of information seeking behaviors that others have identified in their review of the literature, then showing how each element fits within the model, as well as by analyzing the interpretive discourse of college students while engaged in carrying out assigned information tasks. Each discourse segment in the samples was categorized as either an affective, cognitive or sensorimotor procedure carried out by the user, and transcribed as a string or sequence. This code sequence was then compared with the sequence produced when the model’s mapping is followed. Every discourse sample inspected contained the six categories specified by the model. The metatheory is suitable for providing a common framework for discussing various areas of information behavior research

Impelementasi Pendekatan Taktis Terhadap Hasil Belajar dalam Aktivitas Pembelajaran Futsal di SMA N 12 BANDAR LAMPUNG

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui pengaruh pendekatan taktis dan perbedaan antara pendekatan taktis dan pendekatan konvensional terhadap hasil belajar pada saat aktivitas bermain futsal di SMA N 12 BANDAR LAMPUNG, Penelitian dilaksanakan dengan design pretest and posttest control group design. Sampel penelitian adalah siswa SMA N 12 BANDAR LAMPUNG yang mengikuti kegiatan ekstrakurkuler yang berjumlah 20 orang. Instrument yang digunakan adalah GPAI ( Games Performance Assesment Instrument) bedasarkan hasil penlitian yang di peroleh (1) hasil uji paired Sample Test diperoleh signifikan sebesar 0.000 < 0,05 terdapat pengaruh maka dapat disimpulkan pendekatan taktis berpengaruh signifikan terhadap hasil belajar pada saat bermain futsal pada siswa SMA N 12 BANDAR LAMPUNG (2) hasil uji paired Sample Test diperoleh signifikan sebesar 0.000 < 0,05 terdapat pengaruh maka dapat disimpulkan pendekatan konvensional berpengaruh signifikan terhadap hasil belajar pada saat bermain futsal pada siswa SMA N 12 BANDAR LAMPUNG (3) Kemudian kedua pendekatan tersebut dibandingkan dengan independent sample t test yaitu nilai rerata Gain score pendekatan taktis adalah 41,65 nilai rerata pendekatan konvensional adalah 20,95. Dan perbedaan tersebut terlihat bahwa pendekatan taktis memberikan pengaruh signifikan dibandingkan pendekatan konvensional.; This study aims to determine the effect of the tactical approach and the difference between tactical approaches and conventional approaches to learning outcomes during futsal playing activities in SMA N 12 BANDAR LAMPUNG. The study was conducted with the design of pretest and posttest control group design. The study sample was high school students in SMA N 12 BANDAR LAMPUNG who participated in extracurricular activities totaling 20 people. The instrument used is GPAI (Games Performance Assessment Instrument) based on the research results obtained (1) the results of the paired Sample Test obtained significantly at 0.000 <0.05 there is an effect, it can be concluded that the tactical approach has a significant effect on learning outcomes when playing futsal on students of SMA N 12 BANDAR LAMPUNG (2) the results of the paired Sample Test obtained significantly at 0.000 <0.05 there is an influence, it can be concluded that the conventional approach has a significant effect on learning outcomes when playing futsal in high school students SMA N 12 BANDAR LAMPUNG (3) Then second the approach compared with independent sample t test the score gain score is a tactical approach of 41.65 and the conventional approach is 20.95. And the difference is that the tactical approach has a significant effect compared to the conventional approach

Academic Librarians in Second Life

The multi-user virtual world Second Life is an online software platform that allows users to jointly explore realistic three-dimensional environments via avatar characters, communicate via voice and text chat, and collaborate using shared creation tools. Librarians and educators have been developing academic content and services in Second Life for use with students and other constituency groups since 2005. This study surveyed academic librarians working in Second Life to discover their perceptions of virtual world environments for teaching and learning and to gauge the impact of this technology on their work with faculty and students. Sixty-two librarians provided details on various aspects of their professional involvement in Second Life. Findings show that librarians from every type of academic institution, at all levels of advancement, and in every depart-ment participate in this virtual world. Results include details of roles and functions, as well as perceived benefits and challenges. Because many adolescents and teenagers worldwide are currently active virtual world participants, academic librarians in Second Life view virtual world technology as a significant near-future educational trend

Analisis Potensi Reproduksi Rajungan (Portunus pelagicus) di Perairan Desa Paciran, Kabupaten Lamongan, Jawa Timur

Rajungan (Portunus pelagicus) merupakan komoditas perikanan dengan nilai jual tinggi. Desa Paciran, Lamongan merupakan salah satu produsen rajungan di Indonesia. Permintaan pasar yang tinggi menjadikan eksploitasi berlebihan dan penurunan stok rajungan di alam. Salah satu langkah awal untuk kelestarian stok rajungan di alam adalah dengan mengkaji morfometrik untuk monitoring kondisi stok di alam. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan Agustus-Oktober 2022 di Desa Paciran, Kabupaten Lamongan, Jawa Timur. Sampel pada penelitian diperoleh secara purposive pada 5 tititk sampel. Hasil pengukuran karakter morfometrik dianalisis untuk mengidentifikasi perbandingan dan variasi karakter morfometrik serta tingkat kemiripan populasinya. Hasil penelitian menunjukan rata-rata ukuran karakter morfometrik rajungan meningkat dari bulan Agustus-Oktober. Hasil analisis Kruskal-Wallis pada rajungan betina menunjukkan adanya perbedaan yang nyata (p< 0,05) pada semua karakter morfometrik dan pada rajungan jantan terdapat 9 karakter yang berbeda nyata (p< 0,05). Hasil analisis kluster menunjukkan morfometrik rajungan pada bulan Agustus - Oktober memiliki kemiripan yang erat. Hal tersebut dapat terjadi dikarenakan faktor lokasi. Hasil analisis diskriminan menunjukkan rajungan betina dicirikan dengan karakter RACL, FRMW, PBW dan CL. Sedangkan rajungan jantan dicirikan dengan karakter CW, PBW, LOW, RACL, LACL, ROW dan ICW. Perbedaan musim dan faktor genetik diduga menjadi penyebab perbedaan karakter morfometrik rajungan pada penelitian ini

A discourse analysis technique for charting the flow of interactions in online activity

The theory of ecological constructionism specifies the interaction framework that integrates information systems with the individual’s psychological operations that conform to group practices in communication and information exchange. Social and communicative interactions always involve these three psycho-biological systems of the individual: sensorimotor, cognitive, and affective. The model does not make use of theories about private hypothetical processes but relies on the ethnomethodological and constructionist approaches by defining unobservable mental processes in terms of variable and unique individual procedures that are managed by the person to count as a communicative act in a social group or work team. Content analysis of samples of different types of user comments are analyzed to show how they provide objectified customer feedback to product designers and businesses about consumers’ feelings, intentions, and attitudes

Measuring Information Searching Competence

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