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Secondary School Library and Information Skills: Are They Transferred from High School to College?
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Kester, Diane D. – Reference Librarian, 1994
Discussion of secondary school library and information skills focuses on a study at East Carolina University that was conducted to determine what library skills first-year college students had. Highlights include instruction on library usage in high school; actual library usage; and identification of standard reference terms. (Contains three…
Descriptors: College Libraries, High Schools, Higher Education, Information Literacy
The Effects of Fixed versus Flexible Scheduling on Curriculum Involvement and Skills Integration in Elementary School Library Media Programs.
Donham van Deusen, Jean – School Library Media Quarterly, 1993
Describes a study that attempted to determine the effects of fixed versus flexible scheduling on the curriculum involvement of elementary school library media specialists and on the curricular integration of library skills. Teachers' planning styles are discussed, and recommendations for further studies are suggested. (10 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
New Technologies in Reference Services for School Libraries: How Their Use Has Changed the Teaching of Library and Research Skills in North Carolina.
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Truett, Carol – Reference Librarian, 1994
Discusses the results of a survey of school librarians in North Carolina conducted to determine the extent of CD-ROM and videodisk use and how they are changing the teaching of library, information, and research skills. CD-ROM and videodisk titles are listed, and recommendations for further study are suggested. The questionnaire is appended.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Librarians, Library Automation, Library Instruction
A Guide to School Library Media Programs.
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Hale, Robert G.; And Others – 1982
This document presents guidelines for establishing, modifying, and building library media programs which effectively meet the needs of students. It is divided into five sections: (1) The Process of Program Development, which discusses planning a library media program and its relationship to curriclum development; (2) The School Library Media…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Administration
Cooperative Planning and Information Access Skills.
Lowe, Marilyn T. – 1993
To determine if cooperative planning between the library media specialist (LMS) and the classroom teacher affects the integration of information access skills into the curriculum, classroom teachers in grades 1 through 5 were surveyed in 10 randomly selected schools in Cobb County (Georgia). Of the 183 teachers surveyed, 131 returned…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cooperative Planning, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Curriculum Development
Fostering the Appropriate Use of Reference Materials in Fifth Grade Students through Constructivist Methods and Visual Aids.
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Smith, Michelle L. – 1998
A needs assessment that utilized questionnaires and an interview showed that fifth grade students at the practicum site were not able to use reference materials appropriately. Target groups for the practicum were the fifth grade students and teachers. Constructivist methods were used to increase students' knowledge of using reference materials and…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Comparative Analysis, Constructivism (Learning), Grade 5