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Vol.42 No.1

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The Effects of Task Value and Information Problems on the Characteristics of Information Needs and the Perceptions towards Information Sources in Learning and Task Performance

Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management / Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management, (P)1013-0799; (E)2586-2073
2025, v.42 no.1, pp.271-304
https://doi.org/10.3743/KOSIM.2025.42.1.271
Hye Young Chung
Jee Yeon Lee (Yonsei University)
Chung, H. Y., & Lee, J. Y. (2025). The Effects of Task Value and Information Problems on the Characteristics of Information Needs and the Perceptions towards Information Sources in Learning and Task Performance. , 42(1), 271-304, https://doi.org/10.3743/KOSIM.2025.42.1.271

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of subjective task value and information problems on information needs and the perception of information sources. Task value was based on expectancy-value theory, a concept commonly used in education. A survey was conducted with 284 high school students from six schools who, as information users, had experienced information problems during various intellectual growth processes. The results showed that both task value and information problems significantly affected information needs and the perception of information sources used for learning and task performance. Specifically, while task value and information problems influenced the students’ perception of preferred sources, the characteristics of information need significantly mediated this causal relationship. This study provides valuable and practical information for school library planning and policy, potentially leading to the establishment of improved information services.

keywords
student users, information-seeking behavior for learning, task value, information problem, information needs characteristics, information source perception
Received
2025-02-21
Revised
2025-03-06
Accepted
2025-03-10
Published
2025-03-01

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