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Kingsley, Tara L.; Cassady, Jerrell C.; Tancock, Susan M. – Reading Horizons, 2015
This quantitative study was developed to explore the ability to impact elementary student 21st Century online research skills with a planned classroom intervention curriculum. The repeated measures quasi-experimental study randomly assigned all 5th grade classes in a Midwestern, suburban school (n = 418) to a 12-week intervention or control…
Descriptors: Research Skills, Internet, Elementary School Students, Grade 5
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Zhang, Shenglan; Duke, Nell K. – Elementary School Journal, 2011
Much research has demonstrated that students are largely uncritical users of Web sites as sources of information. Research-tested frameworks are needed to increase elementary-age students' awareness of the need and ability to critically evaluate Web sites as sources of information. This study is a randomized field trial of such a framework called…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Computer Literacy
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