id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-15584 Colaric, Susan M. Instruction for Web Searching: An Empirical Study 2003-03-01 12 .pdf application/pdf 7158 327 56 Sometimes referred to as system knowledge, semantic knowledge represents how learners choose to use system features based on an awareness of their functions and capabilities.24 Al- though earlier findings have demon- strated the importance of semantic knowl- edge when using other information re- trieval systems, research into its role in using search engines is lacking.25�29 Instruction to increase semantic knowl- edge has been used successfully in other domains, such as computer programming and automobile brakes, to increase under- standing and efficient use of these sys- tems.30,31 The focus is on explaining how the system works so that users will better understand how it reacts to input and Users searching the Web have difficulty using search engines and de- veloping queries. cache/crl-15584.pdf txt/crl-15584.txt