Internet as an Information Source: Attitudes and Usage of Students Enrolled in a College of Agriculture Course

Rhoades, Emily; Irani, Tracy; Telg, Ricky; Myers, Brian E.

doi:10.5032/jae.2008.02108

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“…Many users of agricultural sites trust the information they find. For example, Rhoades, Irani, Telg, and Myers (2008) surveyed students enrolled in agricultural courses at the University of Florida. They discovered that students visited a search engine for their information needs and trusted the accuracy of the information.…”

Section: Agriculture Information Resourcesmentioning

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Optimization of the subject directory in a government agriculture department web portal

Zhang

Zhai

Stevenson

et al. 2015

Asso for Info Science & Tech

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We investigated a subject directory in the US Agriculture Department-Economic Research Service portal. Parentchild relationships, related connections among the categories, and related connections among the subcategories in the subject directory were optimized using social network analysis. The optimization results were assessed by both density analysis and edge strength analysis methods. In addition, the results were evaluated by domain experts. From this study, it is recommended that four subcategories be switched from their original four categories into two different categories as a result of the parent-child relationship optimization. It is also recommended that 132 subcategories be moved to 40 subcategories and that eight categories be moved to two categories as a result of the related connection optimization. The findings show that optimization boosted the densities of the optimized categories, and the recommended connections of both the related categories and subcategories were stronger than the existing connections of the related categories and subcategories. This paper provides visual displays of the optimization analysis as well as suggestions to enhance the subject directory of this portal.

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Section: Agriculture Information Resourcesmentioning

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Optimization of the subject directory in a government agriculture department web portal

Zhang

Zhai

Stevenson

et al. 2015

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“…Investigaciones sobre el uso y las actitudes hacia Internet, indican que estudiantes universitarios son los usuarios más asiduos de Internet, específicamente de sitios web como Facebook, MySpace y de motores de búsqueda, Rhoades et al (2008). En este mismo sentido, Hoover (2008) manifiesta el cómo estudiantes de primer año en un instituto de enseñanza superior acostumbran utilizar Facebook; mientras que en un análisis de contenido cuantitativo realizado por Kolek y Saunders (2008), también se identifican una amplia mayoría de cuentas en Facebook por parte de estudiantes universitarios.…”

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Uso de redes sociales como elemento de interacción y construcción de contenidos en el aula: cultura participativa a través de Facebook.

Álvarez-Flores¹,

Gómez²

2014

Hist. Comun. Soc.

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ResumenDe cara al S.XXI, es necesario innovar dentro de las aulas con recursos utilizados por los nativos digitales. La innovación debe presentarse como elemento motivador, por lo que implementarla es un gran reto. Las redes sociales han permitido que estudiantes y docentes interactúen de una manera más natural al usar lenguajes que utilizan para actividades fuera del aula. En esta Investigación se pretende conocer si la estrategia de implementación de Facebook en las clases, es aceptada por los estudiantes como una herramienta más para el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje en el ámbito universitario.Palabras clave: Innovación educativa, tecnologías, redes sociales, Facebook.Social Networks as an element of interaction and content building in the classroom: Participatory culture through Facebook. Abstract:Today, it is necessary to innovate in the classroom with resources used by digital natives. This innovation must be present as a motivator in classrooms; therefore, to implement it is currently a challenge. The social networks have allowed to the teachers interact with students in a more natural way, using the same language that they use for their activities outside the classroom. In this research, we expect to know if students accept the strategy of Facebook implementation in the classroom, as a tool for teaching-learning process in the university.

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“…The need for information as an Internet usage motive has been an interest for several researchers (e.g. Lin, 1999;Korgaonkar and Wolin, 1999;Zhou and Bao, 2002;Mahatanankoon et al, 2004;Rodgers et al, 2005;Cotte et al, 2006;Rhoades et al, 2008). As with other types of media, the Internet, through its content, offers multi-dimensional…”

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Linking information motivation to attitudes towards Web advertising

Mahmoud

2014

Journal of Islamic Marketing

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Purpose – The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationships among Syrian consumers’ information motivation and beliefs about and attitude towards Web advertising. Design/methodology/approach – A cross-sectional investigation is conducted and the proposed model is tested and revised using structural equation modeling technique. Findings – The results indicate that information motivation predicts three dimensions of beliefs about Web advertising, i.e. positively for information and entertainment; and negatively for irritation. It is found also that information motivation positively influences consumers’ attitudes towards advertising. As well as, information, entertainment and irritation are found to partially mediate the relationship between information motivation and attitude towards Web advertising. Additionally, values corruption is found to negatively influence Syrian consumers’ attitudes toward Web advertising. Research limitations/implications – Researchers are advised to use the validated scales in the present study when it comes to measure beliefs about and attitudes toward Internet advertising in the Syrian context or other Arab countries contexts. Also, further investigations using longitudinal design are needed to check the validity of our results on a longer period of time, besides using qualitative methods along with quantitative analyses could produce a wider vision to the results. Additionally, it is recommended that other types of Internet usage motivation are included in future studies’ models. Practical implications – Advertisers promoting in Syria are encouraged to influence Syrian consumers’ attitudes towards Web advertising to be more positive and less negative through offering free and high-quality content of information, especially for Internet users with high levels of informative motivation. Additionally, producing informative, enjoyable, less annoying and less values corruptive could help promoting for favorable attitudes towards Web advertising. Originality/value – This research comes to be one of the first studies to investigate Syrian consumers’ beliefs about and attitudes towards Internet advertising. Also, this study provides evidence of the direct relationship between information motivation and general attitudes towards Web advertising.

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Internet as an Information Source: Attitudes and Usage of Students Enrolled in a College of Agriculture Course

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Optimization of the subject directory in a government agriculture department web portal

Optimization of the subject directory in a government agriculture department web portal

Uso de redes sociales como elemento de interacción y construcción de contenidos en el aula: cultura participativa a través de Facebook.

Linking information motivation to attitudes towards Web advertising

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