Search Engines For Learning

                                                         Search Engines in Learning

           On going primarily towards the meaning of search engine, it refers to an application that searches for, and retires, data based on some criteria, especially one that searches the internet for documents containing specified words. So,in very general sense, search engine means applications that searches for data and information.

            So, a search engine is a software system that is designed to carry out web searches. They search the world wide web in a very systematic and scientific manner for a particular information specified in a textual web search query.

           Search engines have become a very easy and better way in learning approach. Search engines can influence anyone than they think. We can clearly say, learning and making learn is not complete or just incomplete without the involvement of search engines.

           Learners use search engines to meet information and ideas, key points, solve problems, increase base area of knowledge and reduce curiosity. Search engines are sources of fact check and facts findings. Searching online to our doubts has benefits over benefits. It increases the ability and creativity of a learner.

           Here are the list of few search engines very applicable in course of learning.

• Google scholar
• Google books
• Educational resources information center
• Microsoft academic
• Worldwidescience
• Science.gov
• Wolfram Alpha
• Refseek
• Virtual learning resources center
• iseek
• Research Gate
• BASE
• Infotopia
• Pubmed central
• Lexis web etc.

               

                   Search engines in learning are very important and adventitious:

• They are time saving tools in learning.
• Search engines are relevance. They relate directly, or are connected directly to the topic of learner.
• Search engines have free access and no extra expenditure are to be paid for learning or simply searching.
• Search engines in learning are very comprehensive. They broadly or completely cover or include a large portion of something which we are in need.
• Search engines are advanced search. They are best of the best things gifted to internet where reality can be found inside an unknown virtual world. 

                      On the other hand there are few draw backs of search engines in learning:

• Every search engines may not be user friendly. People who are not habitual may feel difficulty on going through them.
• There is high degree of competition among the developers of search engines. So, a type of virtual confusion may arise within the learner which one is suitable.

                   Lastly, several search engines mentioned above offer targeted results for a learner and access to the most relevant journals and other resources.

Mahesh Dhital

Itahari

Nepal Open University

One Year BED 

Winter Batch 2077