Bowler, Leanne
(2013)
Using Visual Metaphors to Reveal Metacognition in the Context of Information-Seeking Behavior.
In: ASIS&T SIG USE Symposium: Evolving and Emerging Research Methods in Information Behavior, Needs, Seeking, and Use, 27 November 2013 - 27 November 2013, Baltimore, Maryland.
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Abstract
This lightning talk explores the use of visual metaphors as a technique for uncovering metacognition (specifically, metamemory) and its role in information seeking. Why use metaphor to reveal metacognition? Metaphors can be a scaffold, helping to “make connections between unrelated phenomena in order to describe, explain, and gain insight” and are useful in bringing conceptually abstract ideas into sharp focus (Bowler, 2012). I posit that asking people to project their metaphors for metacognition onto a sketch opens a window on an elusive mental (and emotional) process that is integral to information seeking but which is difficult to reveal.
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27 November 2013 |
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Event Title: |
ASIS&T SIG USE Symposium: Evolving and Emerging Research Methods in Information Behavior, Needs, Seeking, and Use |
Event Dates: |
27 November 2013 - 27 November 2013 |
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Conference |
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University of Pittsburgh |
Schools and Programs: |
School of Information Sciences > Library and Information Science |
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Yes |
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Visual, Metaphors, metacognition, information-seeking, behavior |
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18 Jun 2013 20:24 |
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25 Aug 2017 05:03 |
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http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/19032 |
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