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Long-Term Tracking of Student Participants' Reading Achievement in Reading Motivation Programs.
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Everhart, Nancy; Angelos, Susan; McGriff, Nancy – Knowledge Quest, 2002
Discussion of free voluntary reading focuses on a study that tracked students' reading progress in reading motivation programs in elementary and secondary schools. Topics include standardized test results for sixth graders; media center collections and circulation statistics; and correlation of total reading minutes and total reading score. (LRW)
Descriptors: Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 6, Learning Resources Centers
Leading the Wave of Science and Mathematics Learning Innovation: NSDL Resources.
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Mardis, Marcia A.; Zia, Lee L. – Knowledge Quest, 2003
Provides a background of the National Science Foundation's NSDL (National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Digital Library) which includes three tracks: collections, services, and targeted research. Discusses challenges and opportunities for elementary and secondary school library media specialists and teachers. (LRW)
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collections
Creating and Promoting a Natural History Collection.
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Belben, Cathy – Knowledge Quest, 2003
Discusses the value of developing and promoting a natural history library by school library media specialists. Topics include benefits to students; promoting outdoor education; recommended reading for high school students; using technology; and other aids to promote outdoor education. (LRW)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collection Development, Library Collections
Partners for Success: A School Library Advocacy Training Program for Principals.
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Kachel, Debra E. – Knowledge Quest, 2003
Describes a program developed to help school principals understand the importance of school library media specialists based on "Information Power." Explains modules on academic achievement and school libraries, information literacy and academic standards, library collections and flexible access, and revitalization and evaluation of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Access to Information, Administrator Attitudes
The Gender and Science Digital Library: Affecting Student Achievement in Science.
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Nair, Sarita – Knowledge Quest, 2003
Describes the Gender and Science Digital Library (GSDL), an online collection of high-quality, interactive science resources that are gender-fair, inclusive, and engaging to students. Considers use by teachers and school library media specialists to encourage girls to enter careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, Electronic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education