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Liebscher, Peter; Marchionini, Gary – School Library Media Quarterly, 1988
This study examined the effectiveness of a simple browse search strategy and a more complex analytical strategy with 25 high school students, using an electronic full-text encyclopedia. Captured keystrokes and student essays were analyzed for retrieval performance and information application. No significant differences between types of search…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Comparative Analysis, Encyclopedias, High Schools
Edyburn, Dave L. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1988
Thirty junior high students with and without learning disabilities used three forms of an encyclopedia--printed, electronic with menus, and electronic with commands. Students without disabilities were more successful in retrieval. Both groups were more successful at simple versus complex tasks, assigned versus self-selected tasks, and when using…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Encyclopedias, Information Retrieval, Intermode Differences
Eisenberg, Michael B.; Brown, Michael K. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1992
Reviews research that addresses four major themes about library and information skills instruction in library media programs: (1) the value of library and information skills instruction; (2) the content of library and information skills; (3) teaching library skills in the context of subject area curriculum; and (4) alternative methods for teaching…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
