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Locknar, Angela; Mitchell, Rudolph; Rankin, Janet; Sadoway, Donald R. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2012
A first-year chemistry course is ideal for introducing students to finding and using scholarly information early in their academic careers. A four-pronged approach (lectures, homework problems, videos, and model solutions) was used to incorporate library research skills into a large lecture-based course. Pre- and post-course surveying demonstrated…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Chemistry, Research Skills, Library Research
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Strom, Paris; Strom, Robert; Wing, Charlotte; Beckert, Troy – NASSP Bulletin, 2009
Students were electronically polled about the influence of the Internet in their education and ways teachers could use this resource to motivate them and increase their learning. Responses from the 956 adolescents showed that the school quest to increase student engagement could more often be met through online assignments that facilitate…
Descriptors: Internet, Instructional Leadership, Educational Technology, Student Motivation
Suid, Murray – Learning, 1979
Methods for encouraging thoughtful use of encyclopedias in elementary school report writing are suggested. (LH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Encyclopedias, Homework, Research Methodology