TY  - JOUR
AB  - Sixty‐seven searchers carried out 275 searches, both with and without postings information, of a LISA CDROM. This provided an opportunity to investigate the effect of cognitive styles on searching behaviour which has substantial implications both for the teaching of searching and for search system design. Subjects were tested for field‐dependence/ field‐independence and for Comprehension/Operation/ Versatile learning styles. Statistically significant differences in both searching behaviour and search outcomes were obtained by those with different learning styles, with and without postings information. These results are presented and implications for training are discussed.
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
SN  - 1353-2642
DO  - 10.1108/eb024480
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb024480
AU  - Ford Nigel
AU  - Wood Frances
AU  - Walsh Christina
PY  - 1994
Y1  - 1994/01/01
TI  - COGNITIVE STYLES AND SEARCHING
T2  - Online and CD-Rom Review
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 79
EP  - 86
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -