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This study confirms that students given an information seeking task in a virtual learning environment do exhibit the stages indicated by the ISP Model. The six-phase ISP Model is shown to be valid for describing the different stages of cognitive, affective, and physical tasks individuals progress through when facing a situation where they must search for information to complete an academic task in a virtual learning environment.The findings in this study further indicate there is no relationship between the amount of computer experience subjects possess and demonstrating the patterns of thoughts, feelings, and actions described by the ISP Model. The study demonstrates the ISP Model to be independent of the original physical library environments where the model was developed.An attempt is made to represent the ISP model in a slightly different manner that provides more of the sense of motion and interaction among the components of thoughts, feelings, and action than is currently provided for in the model. The study suggests that the development of non-self-reporting data collection techniques would be useful in complementing and furthering research to enhance and refine the representation of the It is also deeply important to me to acknowledge three individuals who believed in my abilities and helped me to reach this goal. This dissertation is dedicated to the memory of Dorothy Quien Byron, James Kirk Reddick, and Dr. John C. Tyson. iv Table 2 Kelly -Five Phases of Construction……………………………………..12 Table 3 Bruner -The Interpretive Task…………………………………….…….12 Table 4 Types of Uncertainty……………………………………….…………….14 Table 5 The Information Spectrum……………………………………………….14 Table 6 Series 1 What are you looking for? / Describe the topic……………..….31 Table 7 Series 2 What are you looking for? / Describe the topic…………..…….32 Table 8 Series 3 What are you looking for? / Describe the topic…………...……33 Table 9 Series 1 What are you looking for? / What is the title of your project?…34 Table 12 Series 1 Describe the topic / What is the title of your project?……..……37 Table 13 Series 2 Describe the topic / What is the title of your project?……..……38 Table 14 Series 3 Describe the topic / What is the title of your project?……….….39 Table 19 Series 2 ANOVA Confidence Level………………………………..……42 Table 20 Series 3 ANOVA Confidence Level……………………………….…….43 Table 21 Frequency Distribution: From the adjectives below, check those that describe how you feel at this point in the project…………...…...44 If this model will accommodate virtual learning environments, instructors and instructional designers will have a protocol to assist them in designing educational materials for virtual environments that will help facilitate a successful learning experience for students faced with an information problem to solve. Problem StatementThrough a series of studies Kuhlthau (1993) Significance of the Study A movement in higher education toward distance learning, sometimes called distributed learning, has raised questions about best practices for delivering ed...

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