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Download full textAdler, Keith – 1984
In an effort to promote computer literacy among advertising students, an assignment was devised that required the use of online database search techniques to find secondary research materials. The search program, chosen for economical reasons, was "Classroom Instruction Program" offered by Dialog Information Services. Available for a…
Descriptors: Advertising, Assignments, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Wendling, Dan – 1989
Intended to provide journalism students with an introduction to electronic information retrieval, this guide outlines a few of the 500 online services available to them on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus. The concept of the quality versus the quantity of citations retrieved is introduced and emphasized throughout. Services available at…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities, Higher Education
Feinberg, Richard; And Others – 1989
Intended to familiarize students with the Melville Library at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and provide guidelines for conducting research in American politics, this workbook is divided into 10 chapters: (1) The Author-Title Catalog; (2) How To Find Books on Your Topic Using the Subject Catalog; (3) General Periodical Literature;…
Descriptors: Classification, College Libraries, Government Publications, Higher Education
Neuman, Delia; Jackson, Rebecca Van Campen – 1990
The Magazine and Journal Instructional Kit, Part 1 (MAJAK/1) is a HyperCard introduction to: (1) periodical indexes; (2) procedures for using the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), Serials List to locate specific articles; and (3) the arrangement of periodicals in the seven libraries of the UMCP Libraries System. Designed, developed,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Students, Formative Evaluation, Higher Education
Bhullar, Pushpajit K., Ed.; Lawhorne, Anne R., Ed. – 1989
This guide is designed to acquaint students of the University of Missouri-Columbia with the facilities and resources of the Ellis Library, and is intended for students enrolled in Library Science 105: Library Skills. The guide is organized into sections dealing with search strategies and types of library materials. It opens with an orientation to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Library Guides
Baum, Nathan; And Others – 1985
Designed as an instructional guide to help students develop library skills for sociological research, this workbook which accompanies an introductory college level sociology course is divided into ten chapters. Chapter one covers the author-title catalog; the Library of Congress classification system; card catalog filing rules; the subject…
Descriptors: Card Catalogs, Databases, Higher Education, Indexes
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Dept. of Agricultural and Extension Education. – 1980
This student workbook is for 12- to 14-year-olds participating in the Pennsylvania 4-H "Opening the Doors of Your Community" project which is designed to involve youth in improving the quality of community life, learning about the role and functions of local government, understanding public issues, becoming involved in the process of…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Resources
Trailor, Colette B.; Huntley, Lois – 1988
The paper describes a Norwich, Connecticut, program for gifted learning disabled students. After a definition of giftedness, a chart lists characteristics of gifted/learning disabled students, and a brief discussion examines application of the Enrichment Triad Model of Joseph Renzulli to this population. Other program information pieces include a…
Descriptors: Definitions, Demonstration Programs, Gifted, Handicap Identification
Matthews, Dorothy, Ed. – Illinois English Bulletin, 1986
Exploring a variety of ways to train students to think critically within the context of writing and literature classes, this journal issue presents cognitive strategies for teaching poetry, short stories, composition, the research paper, and critical reading. The titles of the articles and their authors are as follows: (1) "Constructing the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Critical Thinking, English Instruction, Higher Education
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This paper describes the use of undergraduate materials multidisciplinary research projects as a means of addressing the growing industrial demand for graduates experienced in working in multidisciplinary teams. It includes a detailed description of a project in which a multidisciplinary team of chemical engineering and civil engineering students…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Interdisciplinary Approach
Esp, Barbarann; Torelli, Alexis – 1977
The Special Studies Program at Hofstra University is designed for high school graduates applying to the University whose educational backgrounds require a more personalized approach to introductory collegiate work. A 26-item questionnaire was administered to 27 former Special Studies students. In addition to demographic data, the areas covered by…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Freshmen, Compensatory Education, Demography
Thavenet, Dennis J. – 1981
This booklet contains tips to help elementary and secondary teachers teach family history in the classroom. It is suggested that teachers might begin by providing their students with a checklist identifying the kinds of evidence usually available in a home, such as photographs, certificates, yearbooks, diplomas, membership cards, newspaper…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Interviews
DeMott, John – 1976
The prototypal course in newspaper management described in this paper is based on systems analysis and the systems flow approach. The introductory section of the paper discusses the need for instruction in newspaper management, the concepts of the systems approach and systems flow and the way they relate to enterprise management, and specific…
Descriptors: Administration, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Organization
RINGNESS, THOMAS A. – 1965
IN PREVIOUS STUDIES, A NUMBER OF PERSONALITY VARIABLES, INCLUDING ADJUSTMENT, MOTIVE-TO-ACHIEVE, MOTIVE-TO-AFFILIATE, ACCEPTANCE OF SELF AND OTHERS, AND ACCEPTANCE OF ADULT VALUES HAVE BEEN STUDIED TO DETERMINE THEIR RELATIONSHIPS TO SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT. INTERRELATIONSHIPS AMONG THESE VARIABLES WERE EXAMINED IN THIS STUDY. THE CALIFORNIA TEST OF…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Grade 8, High Achievement, Junior High Schools
Frey, Sherman – 1973
The relationship between grade point average, grade level, age, sex, social class, and self-concept as defined by Havighurst's Developmental Tasks for Youth was investigated. Subjects were 280 adolescents ranging in age from 13 through 18 and coming from a variety of social classes. Each subject completed a Self-Concept Scale for Adolescents,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Age Differences, Developmental Tasks
