poäng IKT i ett projektbaserat arbetssätt ? en jämförande studie av informationssökning som social praktik
Our study emanates from a socio?cultural perspective on learning and aim to describe and comparetwo different upper secondary school classes and their work with information literacy as a socialpractice in project work and their use of ICT (information and communication technologies). Thequestions at issue in the study are; how the pupils handle information seeking processes, whatdifferences and similarities can be observed in the two social practices and which consequences thesedifferences have in an project work environment.Our choice of research methods to collect data consists of both observations and interviews withpupils and teachers. The interviews performed in the study can be categorized as qualitativeinterviews, and in addition we recorded and took notes during the interviews and transcribed thematerial.The study shows the importance of a good learning environment when it comes to working withinformation seeking processes, that the instructor?s role is of outmost importance and that the pupilsfundamental knowledge of information seeking processes and their information literacy are keysuccess factors when it comes to project work linked to ICT to be productive. Further results showthat small variations in these factors can cause big differences when it comes to the outcome of theway to work. If these above mentioned aspects are taken into consideration, it is far more likely thatthe interactions between all involved participants will inspire the pupils to become more active whenit comes to their learning process, than in a more traditional learning environment. A well thoughtthru and working project work linked to ICT is beneficial for the pupils when it comes to preparingthem for today?s information society. The study is of importance because it can be used as inspirationand as a foundation for further research that can contribute to the schools ability to keep up with thedevelopment of society and give pupils good preparedness for a future in a society with a massiveflow of information.The results are discussed in relation to the theories which are given in the background chapters and inlight of the aspects that we mean are of interest when it comes to further research.