Two students from the School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University were selected to present their research at the university’s 2012 Graduate Research Symposium on April 6. Congratulations to both!
M.L.I.S. student Donna Tressler, who is specializing in museum studies, will present at 9 a.m. (KSC 309).
“Learning in Museums: How Does It Happen? A Case Study on the Contextual Model of Learning”
How does learning happen in a museum? One of the ways is through the Contextual Model of Learning which involves three overlapping contexts: the personal, the sociocultural and the physical. Do all three of these work together equally or does one factor overwhelm the others? How do they work? Using case study as the mode of inquiry, research is conducted in a local museum to help find the answers to these questions.
CCI / SLIS doctoral student Darin Freeburg, a graduate assistant for the Center for the Study of Information and Religion (CSIR) in SLIS, will present at 10 a.m. (KSC 310B).
“Information Processing In Bible Study Groups”
This study focuses on information processing in Christian Bible study groups through surveys of three Midwestern churches. By considering the significance of the small group as integral to the vitality of religious organizations, this study will consider how these groups process information from sermons, books, and peers. This processing is considered in three parts: pre-discussion, local discussion, and post-discussion. Pre-discussion information processing includes all of the topic-specific information that members of these groups obtain prior to meeting as a group. This information is either unique to an individual or shared among many individuals in a group, and the nature of this information affects how it is used in actual discussion. Because of the religious nature of these groups, the study will explore the authoritative nature of information used, and whether or not this nature affects processing of information. Results show that Bible study groups report a significantly larger than expected quantity of unique information, but also that this information is continuously corrected by what is considered biblically correct. It is concluded that members join Bible study groups primarily for spiritual and relational purposes, but that this purpose does not restrain members from debate and discussion.
All the best,
Flo
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