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Developing Metacognition. ERIC Digest.

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Blakey, Elaine; Spence, Sheila – 1990

Studies show that metacognitive strategies can increase learning skills and that independent use of these metacognitive strategies can be gradually developed in people. The school library media center is the ideal place for students to learn how to develop metacognitive strategies; that is, they can learn how to connect new information to former…

Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers

Online Information Services for Secondary School Students: A Current Assessment. ERIC Digest.

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Minor, Barbara B. – 1988

This digest begins with a brief discussion of the current status of the relatively recent phenomenon of online searching in schools. The advantages and disadvantages of online access in this context are then outlined, and some suggestions are offered for school library media specialists who wish to initiate online information retrieval for their…

Descriptors: Databases, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers, Media Specialists