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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
Rankin, Virginia – School Library Journal, 1999
Discusses how to help students apply thinking skills to library research and provides examples of techniques for teaching comparing and contrasting, sequencing, classifying, cause and effect, problem solving, and decision making. Examples were effective with middle schoolers but could also be adapted for high school or older elementary school…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
