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Krapp, JoAnn Vergona – School Library Journal, 1988
Reviews the literature of the critical thinking/problem solving approach to learning and discusses how these concepts relate to teaching research skills. Two activities designed to teach critical thinking and research skills in the context of grades 5 and 6 social studies are summarized. (2 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Critical Thinking, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedMadge, Clare – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1995
Describes a problem-solving exercise used to develop transferable skills through student exploration of university library materials. Maintains that the study was part of a research design course in human geography. Includes six tables and two figures illustrating and analyzing the approach. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Cooperative Learning, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking
Hanson, Cynthia, Ed. – 1990
Developed with the assistance of classroom teachers, the lesson plans presented in this guide are intended to provide secondary teachers with examples of ways that students can use thinking and technology skills to solve problems and address issues they will be facing in their own futures. Each lesson has been based on the Williams Model for…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Databases, Educational Technology
Peer reviewedHuston, Mary M.; Perry, Susan L. – Research Strategies, 1987
Describes a course aimed at developing library self-reliance in students that was offered through a predominantly Black outreach program at Evergreen State College. Highlights include the classroom environment and course content, which were constructed collaboratively by students and librarians, and guidelines for similar courses. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Black Students, Case Studies, Classroom Environment
Snodgrass, Sara E. – 1984
Practical ways in which writing was used in a college level introductory social psychology course are described. Rather than being used almost exclusively as a tool for evaluation, the process of writing was also used as a tool for problem solving and for producing creative and analytical thinking. Writing was integrated into the course in three…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Course Descriptions, Creative Thinking, Higher Education
Download full textKuhlthau, Carol Collier – 1987
This review of the research literature describes and discusses functional/information literacy in the age of computers and the resulting "information explosion," together with means by which students can become competent information users in the future and be enabled to lead productive, meaningful lives. Defined as comprising library…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education
Daniels, Dale; And Others – 1985
This guide is intended to assist vocational educators in providing computer-assisted basic skills instruction to students in special vocational education programs. Addressed in the individual units of the curriculum are the following topics: components and use of the TRS-80; self-assessment; reading (job clusters); language arts (business letters…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Computer Assisted Instruction, Daily Living Skills
