Conducting Research with the KITE Case Library

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Conducting Research with the KITE Case Library
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Research Foci

• Analyze contents of KITE database
• Information access KITE search strategies
• Case library as performance support
• Case Library as learning environment
• Effects of use

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Analyze case contents

• Current practices in using technologies
• Analysis of practice
• Critical analysis
• Electronic ethnography
• Grade level or subject-specific uses of
  technology
• Utilization patterns
• Case evaluations

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KITE Search Strategies

• Strategies used
• Favorite fields
• Case hit frequency
• Search sequences
• Output relevance
• Training search strategies
• Mental model of case library CBR vs Database

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Case Library as Performance Support

• Lesson planning applications
• Effects on teaching
• Evaluation or assessment of teaching
• By nature of task

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Case Library as Learning Environment

• Problem-based learning environments

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Effects of Case Library Use

• Conceptual change - replacement of naive beliefs
  with scientifically acceptable ones
• Attitudes toward technology