Maria Eloiza C.

Tomaquin
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Contextualized
Online Search
and
Research Skills
INTRODUCTION
The information that we need is more likely already on the
Internet. It is just a matter of how to look for it and how to
use information from the most credible source.
Information can be accessed through personal
computers, smartphones, and other digital devices
anytime and anywhere.

However, most of the internet users are experiencing an

information overload which oftentimes affects the quality
of information that they take. They often take information
online as facts even if it is just the author’s opinion.
SEARCH ENGINES
These are websites used for retrieval of data, files, or
documents from data bases.
 Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
• It is a generic term for all types of names and
addresses that refer to objects on the world wide
web.
Example:
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/alternative-
searchengines/271409/#close

Top-level domain
Subdomain Domain
Protocol
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
• It is a generic term for all types of names and addresses
that refer to objects on the world wide web.
Example: https://www.searchenginejournal.com/alternative-
searchengines/271409/#close

Named Anchor
Folders/Paths Page

Keywords
• These are terms that are used by most search engines to
find related documents.
POPULAR DOMAINS
Top-level Domains Country code top level domains

.edu - educational institution .ph - Philippines

.org - non-profit organization .eu - European Union

.gov - government site .uk - United Kingdom

.com - commercial site .au - Australia

.net - network

.mil - military
TIPS IN
CONDUCTING
ONLINE RESEARCH
HERE ARE THE TIPS IN CONDUCTING
ONLINE RESEARCH:

Have a question in mind

Focus on a question you want to be
answered. If it is a series of questions, start
with only one. Never search everything in
one go.
 Narrow it down.
Example:
Search engines like Google , When searching online, identify the
key concepts or important ideas.
Bing , or Yahoo! use several
Assuming that you would like to
filters to determine the most search for the answer to this
appropriate results for you. question: “What precautionary
These search engines use your measures should you observe when
previous search history and you are logged in on a public
computer?” Do not type the whole
your geographical location,
question in the search box. Typing
and send you the result which the whole question in the search box.
is the most related to you. Typing the whole question often
leads to a large number of
inappropriate search results.
 Advanced Search

The best way to filter information you get from search engines is by
using advanced search. This will allow you to filter out information you
do not need.
In Google , simply search a word like you would normally do, then click
the Advanced search option on the settings button under the search
box. Once you are done you can now filter your search results.
 In the Microsoft search engine, Bing, you can use certain
keywords and symbols for your advanced search:

SYMBOL FUNCTION BOOLEAN LOGIC

Finds web pages that

Plus ( + ) Indicates that the
contain all the terms
word after the sign is a
that are preceded by
+ the + symbol; allows
required word must be
found in search.
you to include terms
Ex: +preventive measures
that are usually ignored.
 In the Microsoft search engine, Bing, you can use certain
keywords and symbols for your advanced search:

SYMBOL FUNCTION BOOLEAN LOGIC

Is used to search for famous

quotes, proper names,
Find the exact words recommendations, etc. It
“” in a phrase. encloses the phrase in
quotation marks.
Ex: “Jane Doe”
 In the Microsoft search engine, Bing, you can use certain
keywords and symbols for your advanced search:

SYMBOL FUNCTION BOOLEAN LOGIC

Find or exclude web pages that

()
contain a group of words.

Find web pages that contain all Boolean “and” -

the terms or phrases. This operator will
AND or & retrieve only
Put the word “AND” between each pages containing
keyword to create a search string. both terms
 In the Microsoft search engine, Bing, you can use certain
keywords and symbols for your advanced search:

SYMBOL FUNCTION BOOLEAN LOGIC

Boolean “not” - This operator will find

pages that do not include search terms
Exclude web immediately following it.
pages that
NOT or - contain a term
Minus ( - ) sign - indicates to exclude a
word from your search that is not
or phrase.
required on the result.

Ex: public computers -personal

 In the Microsoft search engine, Bing, you can use certain
keywords and symbols for your advanced search:

SYMBOL FUNCTION BOOLEAN LOGIC

Find web pages that

Narrows, broadens, or
contain either of the terms
eliminates search terms.
or phrases.
Boolean “or” - This
OR or | Group similar words
operator will find pages
together by using the word
that include either of the
“OR” for a quick and
search terms.
relevant search.
 • Ampersand (@) • Hashtag (#) is
is used to find used to find
social tags. popular hashtags
Ex: @SteveJobs Ex: #LawOfClassroom

• Wildcard characters ( * ) - Use wildcards

for a broader search. Wildcard characters
as it will let you find variations of the word.
Ex: measur*
• Finding Documents - • Filetype: pdf
• Filetype: doc
using the filetype
• Filetype: xls
refines the search for
Ex: ICT in the
documents on the web.
Philippines pdf

• Searching Site - the sites fund webpage

from a website
Ex: National Geographic information in Australia
Search: Australia site: NationalGeographic.com
 NOTE: By default, all searches are AND searches.

• You must capitalize the • Stop words and all punctuation

NOT and OR functions. marks, except for the symbols
Otherwise, Bing will noted in this topic, are ignored
ignore them as stop unless they are surrounded by
words, which are quotation marks or preceded by
commonly occurring the + symbol.
words and numbers that • Only the first ten terms are used
are omitted to speed a to get search results.
full-text search.
• Similar to MDAS, whenever you solve an arithmetic problem
(where multiplications is computed first over division, addition,
and subtraction), term grouping and Boolean functions are
supported in the following preferred order:
Parentheses ( ); quotation marks “ ”; NOT + -; AND &; and OR |
• Because OR is the function with the lowest
precedence, enclose OR terms in parentheses
when combined with other operators in a search.
 Look for a credible source
Some wikis, though filled with
updated information, are not
credible sources. This is because
anyone can edit its content.

When using wikis, check out the link

of the cited text (indicated by
superscript number) to be
navigated to the footnote where the
list of sources is located. Click the
source and see if it is credible.
 Look for a credible source
- The more credible sources are scientific journals, established
news and magazine websites, online encyclopedias, and
scholarly databases.

- You can also check the URL of a website if

it ends with .org, .gov, and .edu. A website
that ends with .com is intended to be a
commercial website and may be slanted
to promote a product or service.
 Look for a credible source
- In most cases, .edu websites are best for research, in
contrast with government and organization websites, which
may have a tendency to make information favorable to them.

- Another tip to validate if the

information is correct is to have
multiple sources of information.
Having two or more websites will tell
you whether the information is
reliable or not.
 Give credit
If you are going to use pieces of information from a source for
educational purposes, give credit to the original author of the
page or information. To properly cite a reference, you may use the
format below:
APA 7th Edition Citation Example: Last name and initial of the
Koriat, A. (2008). Easy comes, easy author. Year. Title of the work.
goes? The link between learning Source where you can
and remembering and its retrieve the work. URL
exploitation in metacognition. (uniform resource locator) or
Memory & Cognition, 36, 416–428. DOI (digital object identifier)
https://doi.org/10.3758/MC.36.2.416 if available.
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