The purpose of this study was to extend previous research by comparing two career development programs, one computer-based (CHOICES) and the other a pencil-and-paper-based, the Self-Directed Search, on information-seeking behavior. Subjects were randomly selected from the eleventh grade class from the Developmental Research School at Florida State University. These students were assigned to either the CHOICES group or the SDS group. / Basic to this investigation and its findings was the identification and examination of factors and processes that foster information-seeking behavior. Using the six categories of information-seeking behavior as described by Stewart (1969), this investigator developed an Interview Schedule which was used to gather the post-treatment data. The data analysis procedure employed measured the relative frequencies of responses to the questions from the Interview Schedule. / Chi-square and t-tests were used to determine if there were significant differences in the information-seeking behavior of the two groups. Means and standard deviations were used to report satisfaction scores from the Feedback Sheet administration for CHOICES and the SDS. / Sixty respondents were sampled during the data collection. According to the results, there were no significant differences in the information-seeking behavior of the CHOICES group in comparison to the SDS group. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 49-06, Section: A, page: 1371. / Major Professor: Robert L. Lathrop. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1988.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76291 |
| Contributors | Clark, A. Theoria., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 96 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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