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Eagleton, Maya B.; Dobler, Elizabeth – Guilford Publications, 2007
Packed with ideas and instructional activities that cut across all content areas, this engaging book provides a comprehensive framework for promoting vital Web literacy skills in grades 3-8. Teacher-friendly special features include helpful graphics, sidebars, practical tips, and nearly 100 reproducibles. Using a research-based, classroom-tested…
Descriptors: Information Sources, Literacy, Learning Strategies, Internet
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Engeldinger, Eugene A. – RQ, 1988
Discusses the value of critical thinking in higher education and the role of the librarian in teaching these skills. Nine questions that students can use to evaluate their readings are listed, and class discussion of library research methods and review of the evaluation questions are recommended. (11 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annotated Bibliographies, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluative Thinking
Dysart, Brent – Journal of Outdoor Education, 1985
Examines the lack of information about how children evaluate what they read and why they select particular reading materials. Offers approaches to understanding reading preferences and ways to encourage evaluative skills. Suggests six criteria for selecting good children's literature and ideas about using children's magazines to help express…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Children, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education
Garner, Imogen, Comp.; And Others – 1986
Because the teacher librarian has an important educational role to play in assisting students to become independent learners by applying the inquiry process to library research, this booklet has been designed to assist teacher librarians in teaching students the information skills appropriate to stage three of the inquiry process, i.e., analyzing…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluative Thinking, Foreign Countries, Information Seeking
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Drabenstott, Jon, Ed. – Library Hi Tech, 1987
Several consultants address the issue of competencies required of professional librarians for the effective management of the automation process. Highlights include formal and professional ongoing education and the need for technical training and problem solving skills to enable librarians to evaluate and develop library systems effectively.…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Consultants, Critical Thinking, Evaluative Thinking
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Sugnet, Chris, Ed. – Library Hi Tech, 1987
Several online vendors discuss the educational and training requirements needed by professional librarians to manage the automation process effectively, including communication and management skills, a commitment to ongoing education, and the ability to evaluate capacities of future systems rather than expert knowledge of current systems.…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Competency Based Education, Educational Objectives, Evaluative Thinking