Presents an example of successfully integrating classroom content, library media activities, and the Big6 information problem-solving process in kindergarten through second-grade classrooms. A unit on farm animals is described, in which fifth-grade students assist first graders with location and access and use of information, specifically…

Efforts to establish a sound, accessible knowledge base for the counseling profession are discussed. Walz has directed the Educational Resources Information Center-Counseling and Student Services section for the past 30 years, and has been a leading spokesperson about counseling research and development issues. Future challenges are presented.…

Reports on findings from a citation analysis of publications of university molecular-biology faculty that examined materials cited in published articles to determine the nature of information used in their research. Ranked lists of cited journals provide implications for library services, collection development, and the potential for electronic…

Locus of control is demonstrated as being an important individual belief for counselors to consider in their work. The influence of western cultural bias on research and therapy using locus of control is considered; areas of related theory are reviewed. Selected research is reviewed; implications for practitioners are discussed. (Author/EMK)

Discusses library-based assignments for information literacy and suggests the focus needs to change from information location to information use. Topics include online searching; reporting facts; more thoughtful research projects to develop skills; pitfalls of library assignments; and how to make information sources play a secondary role. (LRW)

This study investigated the use of the World Wide Web for instruction by fourth grade teachers. Identifies teacher characteristics, information-seeking strategies, and instructional application strategies, and reports that Web-knowledgeable teachers utilized reflexive application strategies and higher-level learning activities for teaching.…

Information systems can play a vital role in supporting the planning and management of development programs and, as such, they are fundamental to improving people's health, education, training, and enhancing the transparency of decisions and actions taken by public and private agencies in these and other domains. This paper examines how…

Kentucky has developed an assessment and accountability system that provides outcome data for a set of state early childhood standards for children birth to 5 years of age that are aligned with early childhood outcomes designated by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). Within this flexible and comprehensive state assessment system,…

Introduction: Explores the complexity of online information use for learning in the culturally-diverse, information and communication technologies-intensive, higher education context. It presents a Model of responses and influences in online information use for learning, which aims to increase awareness of the complexity of online information use…

In November 1995, an online survey was conducted of 113 adult literacy practitioners who were actively using the Internet. Respondents reported the following difficulties encountered in learning to use the Internet: purchasing and learning to use hardware or software; getting access to a telephone line; getting an Internet account; learning…

This booklet provides questions and answers that point to the increasing interest that states have in developing, shaping, and evaluating the success of schools. The booklet highlights the analysis and recommendations of representatives of 10 states (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New…

This book describes how schools can develop and utilize portfolios as frameworks for evaluating school reform. The portfolio is a nonthreatening self-assessment tool that exhibits a school's goals, progress, achievement, and vision for improvement. Chapter 1 examines the school portfolio as an effective and positive, ongoing monitoring system that…

Information literacy, or the ability to seek and effectively utilize information resources, has become a critical tool in the Information Age. Community colleges, as gateways to higher education, have an important role in equipping students with this ability to access and utilize information. The increasing importance of information skills has…

This study focuses on the relationship between teacher mental planning and instructional design (ID) skills for the graduates of the teacher education program at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW), which has had a two-semester sequence in instructional design (ID) and evaluation since 1976. The two courses are designed to…

An examination of the development of the technical and technological disciplines in Germany over the last 500 years shows that these disciplines have recognized key developmental stages. They have evolved from the practical-oriented approaches, through knowledge-, process-, and methodology-oriented approaches, to the strategy-oriented approach.…