Influence of task context and task complexity on students’ task model quality, search behavior and search outcome

Searching for information with a search engine requires students to develop a coherent representation of their search goal. According to the RESOLV model of purposeful reading, students can draw on clues from the task context and the task instructions. This study examined the influence of task conte...

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Published in:Reading & writing 2026-01, Vol.39 (1), p.185-213
Main Authors: Oger, Delphine, Sanchiz, Mylène
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cognitive Processes
Cognitive science
Coherence
College students
Complex tasks
Complexity
Context
Discovery Processes
Education
Environment
Essays
Expectation
Field Tests
Inferences
Information
Information Needs
Information Processing
Language and Literature
Linguistics
Literacy
Navigation
Neurology
Online Searching
Prior Learning
Problem solving
Psycholinguistics
Reading comprehension
Search engines
Search strategies
Social Sciences
Student Writing Models
Task Analysis
Task complexity
Time on Task
Undergraduate Students
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