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Download full textHead, Alison J.; Eisenberg, Michael B. – Project Information Literacy, 2010
A report about college students and their information-seeking strategies and research difficulties, including findings from 8,353 survey respondents from college students on 25 campuses distributed across the U.S. in spring of 2010, as part of Project Information Literacy. Respondents reported taking little at face value and were frequent…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Surveys, Information Literacy, Information Seeking
Head, Alison J.; Eisenberg, Michael B. – Project Information Literacy, 2010
A report of findings from a content analysis of 191 course-related research assignment handouts distributed to undergraduates on 28 college campuses across the U.S., as part of Project Information Literacy. A majority of handouts in the sample emphasized standards about the mechanics of compiling college research papers, more so than guiding…
Descriptors: Assignments, Instructional Materials, Research Tools, Information Sources
Head, Alison J.; Eisenberg, Michael B. – Project Information Literacy, 2009
A report of preliminary findings and analysis from student discussion groups held on 7 U.S. campuses in Fall 2008, as part of Project Information Literacy. Qualitative data from discussions with higher education students across the country suggest that conducting research is particularly challenging. Students' greatest challenges are related to…
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Qualitative Research, Classification, Web 2.0 Technologies
Eisenberg, Michael B. – Library Media Connection, 2005
The focus of "Synthesis", the most visible part of the information problem-solving process, varies depending on the original task. Organizing information and presenting information are the two forms of Synthesis and they are very important for the students as they can save time and effort, and do a better job, by using technology in meaningful…
Descriptors: Information Skills, Problem Solving, Organization, Coordination
Eisenberg, Michael B. – MultiMedia Schools, 2001
Discusses the goal of K-12 education to have students learn to use technology, defines computer literacy, and describes the Big6 process model that helps solve information problems. Highlights include examples of technology in Big6 contexts, Big6 and the Internet, and the Big6 as a conceptual framework for meaningful technology use. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Skills
Eisenberg, Michael B. – Library Media Connection, 2004
The main goal of the library media program is to ensure that the students are effective users of ideas and information. It is important to examine and document the relationship between library media program services, information skills instruction and student performances, which are evaluated on the basis of standardized tests.
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Information Skills, School Libraries, Library Services
Eisenberg, Michael B. – Library Media Connection, 2005
The Big6 approach to information problem solving is widely used by students in the US. Use of Information is the 4th stage and marks a shift in focus from selecting and accessing information sources to using the information itself in a process that involves "critical thinking."
Descriptors: Information Sources, Information Literacy, Information Skills, Problem Solving
Spitzer, Kathleen L.; Eisenberg, Michael B.; Lowe, Carrie A. – 1998
This monograph traces the history and development of the term "information literacy." It examines the economic necessity of being information literate, and explores the research related to the concept. Included are reports on the National Educational Goals (1991) and on the report of the Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary…
Descriptors: Development, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Eisenberg, Michael B. – Book Report, 2000
Responds to an earlier article regarding school librarians. Topics include professionalization through education and certification programs; the mission statement for library media programs; instruction and training roles; service versus instruction; and the value of information skills. (LRW)
Descriptors: Certification, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Skills, Learning Resources Centers
Eisenberg, Michael B.; Johnson, Doug – 2002
This digest describes an integrated approach to teaching computer skills in K-12 schools. The introductory section discusses the importance of integrating information skills into the curriculum. "Technology Skills for Information Problem Solving: A Curriculum Based on the Big6 Skills Approach" (Michael B. Eisenberg, Doug Johnson, and…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Eisenberg, Michael B.; Berkowitz, Robert E. – 1999
This book about using the Big6 information problem solving process model in elementary schools is organized into two parts. Providing an overview of the Big6 approach, Part 1 includes the following chapters: "Introduction: The Need," including the information problem, the Big6 and other process models, and teaching/learning the Big6;…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Information Literacy
Peer reviewedPaul, Karin; Kuhlthau, Carol C.; Branch, Jennifer L.; Solowan, Diane Galloway; Case, Roland; Abilock, Debbie; Eisenberg, Michael B.; Koechlin, Carol; Zwaan, Sandi; Hughes, Sandra; Low, Ann; Litch, Margaret; Lowry, Cindy; Irvine, Linda; Stimson, Margaret; Schlarb, Irene; Wilson, Janet; Warriner, Emily; Parsons, Les; Luongo-Orlando, Katherine; Hamilton, Donald – School Libraries in Canada, 2003
Includes 19 articles that address issues related to library skills and Canadian school libraries. Topics include information literacy; inquiry learning; critical thinking and electronic research; collaborative inquiry; information skills and the Big 6 approach to problem solving; student use of online databases; library skills; Internet accuracy;…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Eisenberg, Michael B.; Johnson, Doug – 1996
Over the past 20 years, library media professionals have worked to move from teaching isolated library skills to teaching integrated information skills. Effective integration of information skills has two requirements: (1) the skills must directly relate to the content area curriculum and to classroom assignments; and (2) the skills themselves…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Assignments, Computer Literacy, Content Area Reading
Eisenberg, Michael B.; Berkowitz, Robert E. – 1999
This handbook is intended to help classroom teachers, teacher-librarians, technology teachers, administrators, parents, community members, and students to learn about the Big6 Skills approach to information and technology skills, to use the Big6 process in their own activities, and to implement a Big6 information and technology skills program. The…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Literacy, Information Skills
Eisenberg, Michael B.; Berkowitz, Robert E. – 1996
The purpose of this book is to help parents become partners in their children's success in school by offering them practical ways to help with homework and assignments. Parents can use the Big Six Skills information problem-solving process to effectively deal with the abundance of information available from many sources and guide their children…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
