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U.S. Students, Poverty, and School Libraries: What Results of the 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment Tell Us
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Adkins, Denice – School Library Research, 2014
This paper looks at results from the 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment to examine the effects of school libraries on students' test performance, with specific focus on the average of students' family wealth in a school. The paper documents students' school library use and students' home possessions to indicate how school…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Poverty, Family Income, Standardized Tests
Digest of Education Statistics, 2010. NCES 2011-015
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Snyder, Thomas D.; Dillow, Sally A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
The 2010 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 46th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Federal Programs, Outcomes of Education
Guiding the Inclusion of Information Literacy
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Asselin, Marlene – Teacher Librarian, 2004
A major recommendation from the 2000 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) calls for increased attention to instruction and assessment of information literacy processes. Results of the PISA showed significant differences in processes and student capabilities among different types of reading, specifically between reflective and…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Information Literacy, Educational Change, Instructional Leadership