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Digital Libraries as Learning Environments for Youths

Digital Libraries as Learning Environments for Youths

Natalie L.S. Pang
Copyright: © 2005 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781591404415|ISBN10: 159140441X|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781591404422|EISBN13: 9781591404439
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-441-5.ch014
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Pang, Natalie L.S. "Digital Libraries as Learning Environments for Youths." Design and Usability of Digital Libraries: Case Studies in the Asia Pacific, edited by Yin-Leng Theng and Schubert Foo, IGI Global, 2005, pp. 254-269. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-441-5.ch014

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Pang, N. L. (2005). Digital Libraries as Learning Environments for Youths. In Y. Theng & S. Foo (Eds.), Design and Usability of Digital Libraries: Case Studies in the Asia Pacific (pp. 254-269). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-441-5.ch014

Chicago

Pang, Natalie L.S. "Digital Libraries as Learning Environments for Youths." In Design and Usability of Digital Libraries: Case Studies in the Asia Pacific, edited by Yin-Leng Theng and Schubert Foo, 254-269. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2005. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-441-5.ch014

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Abstract

Students have long been associated to learn in groups in physical environments. As more and more digital libraries emerge, and libraries take a greater role in education together with academic institutions, there is a need to address digital libraries as learning environments. This chapter looks specifically at the process of learning between peers in a group and how digital libraries can lend themselves as a learning environment towards this purpose. Using a participatory process involving two groups of youths, observations were made to suggest design features for digital libraries used for electronic learning. This is a pilot study to investigate how youths collaborate with one another in a simulated learning environment. It is hoped that with a good understanding of the peer learning process, researchers can be assisted in future studies looking into digital libraries for educational purposes amongst learning groups.

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