{"title":"Students' Use of Online Resources to Enhance Learning Endeavors","authors":"Ahadi Sulissusiawan, U. Salam","doi":"10.4018/IJVPLE.2017070104","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Althougharelativeabundanceofstudiesarepublishedabouttechnologyanditspotentialsineducation, thereisamarkedlackofevidence-basedresearchperspectivesdepictingwhat-learners-actually-do inICT-richenvironments.ThisstudyexaminedIndonesianuniversitystudents’useofICTsintheir independentlearningendeavors.Itwasdesignedasamultiplecasestudywithtwophases,survey andinterviews.Thedatarevealedthatthestudentspursuedmixedexperiencesandfeelings,both optimisticanddistractedwhencollecting informationonline.While theyenjoyedeasyaccess to information,theyfeltoverwhelmedwithirrelevantactivitiesthattheycalledunconstructivelearning. Self-regulationbecamethekeysuccesstotheirlearning.Thosewhocouldcontroltheirexploration wouldgainmaximumresults. KEywORdS Access to Vast Information, Distracted Learning, ICT for Learning, Independent Learning, Indonesian Students, Learning Strategies, Purposeful Searching, Self-Regulation","PeriodicalId":53545,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments","volume":"69 1","pages":"44-53"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"3","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJVPLE.2017070104","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Social Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}