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Tassia, Margaret – School Library Journal, 1979
Games have only recently been accepted as educational tools, but their potential value is yet to be realized. It is suggested that school library media specialists should investigate this method for actively involving students in the learning process. Game construction and a sample game are included. (Author/CMV)
Descriptors: Communications, Educational Games, Guidelines, Instructional Development
Ala, Judy; Cerabona, Kathy – School Library Journal, 1992
Discusses the importance of Boolean searching as a skill that students will need in the future. Methods for teaching Boolean searching are described, and the value of truncation as an online searching aid is considered. (MES)
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Learning Resources Centers, Library Automation, Library Instruction
Rankin, Virginia – School Library Journal, 1992
Describes a method for teaching junior high school students doing library research a presearch process that helps them to relate research to prior knowledge of a topic and to develop questions about it. Criteria for judging students' presearches are included. (MES)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Evaluation Criteria, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
