This document provides instructions and resources for students to complete exercises on using Google Advanced Search and Google Scholar Advanced Search techniques. It includes links to guides on advanced search tools, evaluating web resources, and APA citation style to assist students. It outlines exercises for students to practice personalized searches, finding full-text articles and specific journals, and provides examples of student responses evaluating the search tools. A survey found that 70% of students found the exercises worthwhile overall.

1. GOOGLE SEARCH
TECHNIQUES
TEAM 5: PSY459 Cyberpsychology
Alex Carlson, Jaclyn Lee Parrott, Rita Vick

2. Pre-Test (Needs Assessment)
10 original respondents, 7 completed the
instruction unit = 70% which met our
measurement objective

5. CYBERLITERACY STUDENT GUIDE

8. Google News

10. Google Advanced Search Components
5B. Google Advanced Search Exercise (mandatory):
https://docs.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHBhbGhfQ0RnQm
Within the Google Advanced Search Exercise, you will be accessing the links listed
below. They are also listed within the exercise form. You can print out the
guides, or open multiple tabs during the process.
Google Advanced Search Tools Guide (this should be used during your “Google
Advanced Search Exercise” to help you practice using advanced search operators):
https://docs.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/document/d/1d4gBWPAxrGf3KtU6njs-nbsdMamAOl5BLTOk5
Evaluating Web Resources Criteria Guide (this should be used during your “Google
Advanced Search Exercise” to help determine how you will rate your sources):
https://docs.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/document/d/1UcLMl__YKt-
NSCkPDKwdV0qnO11CZXSEomSE-Z2cN9Q/edit
APA Citation Style Guide (this should be used to assist you during the “Google
Advanced Search Exercise” to help you cite your sources):

15. Google Advanced Search Exercise

16. Google Scholar
Needs Assessment Results

18. Google Scholar Tutorial

23. GS Exercises:
Personalization

24. GS Exercises:
Finding (a) Full Text (b) Specific Journals

25. Google Alerts

28. Group Search

29. Group Exercise

30. Group Work Sample:
Perceptions of the Value of the Two
Sites
Use of Standard Criteria for Evaluation as Web Resources
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AS1 AS2 AS3 SS1 SS2 SS3
Advanced Scholar
Evaluation of Google Advanced and Google Scholar Advanced Searches
Authority
Objectivity
Accuracy
Currency
Relevancy
Usability

31. Examples: Open-Ended Question
Results
• Google Advanced Search
o “I got over 400,000 results … first two are the wikipedia articles
about technostress and cyberpsychology … also a lot of different
sources that … provide definitions of both terms.”
• Google Scholar Advanced Search
o “I got 23,200 results. There were more results that discussed
techostress.”
• Strengths/Weaknesses of each tool
o “Google Advanced Search is better for a basic overview of the
topic while Google Scholar is better for a more in-depth
understanding.”
• Which is the better “discovery” tool for research
o “The Google Scholar Advanced Search would be better for
content, but Google Advanced Search would be better for …
[discovery] … because it is not limited to articles and
publication.”

32. CYBERLITERACY
Evaluation Survey

33. Overall, did you find these exercises to be
worthwhile? Why or why not? If you could add or
change something about them, what would it be?

34. EVALUATION SUMMARY
70% or 5 out of 7 deemed instruction
worthwhile

37. One Minute Paper

39. Takeaways
• Ask specific questions that demand one answer
• Quantitative results are easier to assess
• Minimize the amount of time students must spend
• Provide the fewest exercises possible while still
achieving evidence of successful Student
Learning Outcomes
• Qualitative tell us what they actually learn
• Pay attention to what you want to assess
• Be a minimalist when asking questions: be brief,
clear, and specific
• Assess yourself