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Download full textBrown, Gerald R., Comp. – 1997
This research report addresses the scope of school library and information services programs as demonstrated in secondary schools in St. Lucia, West Indies. Most schools were found seriously lacking in all three areas: Independent Learning Skills; Literacy/Literary and Cultural Appreciation; and Organization and Administration. Library staff…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Information Skills
Minnesota State Dept. of Children, Families, and Learning, St. Paul. – 1998
Developed by classroom teachers during the development phase of Minnesota's Graduation Standards, this performance package is made up of locally designed assignments that, taken together, show whether a student has learned and can apply the knowledge and skills related to comprehending, interpreting, and evaluating complex information. It begins…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Class Activities, Communication Skills, High Schools
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Standards Branch. – 1998
The Illustrative Examples are a companion resource to Alberta Education's 1998 "Information and Communication Technology, Interim Program of Studies." Purposes of the examples are to: clarify the intent of the general and specific outcomes of the program of studies; suggest ways to integrate the general and specific outcomes with…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedRobertson, S. I.; And Others – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1996
To examine the effects of introducing portable computers into secondary schools, a study was conducted regarding information technology skills and attitudes of staff and eighth grade students prior to and after receiving individual portable computers. Knowledge and use of word processing, spreadsheets, and database applications increased for both…
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Databases
Peer reviewedRader, Hannelore B. – Library Trends, 2002
Presents a literature and Web survey of materials related to library user instruction and information literacy. Highlights include higher education; school libraries; public and special libraries; information skills training in the workplace; the global environment; conferences; examples of model programs; international programs for information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annotated Bibliographies, Conferences, Global Approach
Peer reviewedPaul, Karin; Kuhlthau, Carol C.; Branch, Jennifer L.; Solowan, Diane Galloway; Case, Roland; Abilock, Debbie; Eisenberg, Michael B.; Koechlin, Carol; Zwaan, Sandi; Hughes, Sandra; Low, Ann; Litch, Margaret; Lowry, Cindy; Irvine, Linda; Stimson, Margaret; Schlarb, Irene; Wilson, Janet; Warriner, Emily; Parsons, Les; Luongo-Orlando, Katherine; Hamilton, Donald – School Libraries in Canada, 2003
Includes 19 articles that address issues related to library skills and Canadian school libraries. Topics include information literacy; inquiry learning; critical thinking and electronic research; collaborative inquiry; information skills and the Big 6 approach to problem solving; student use of online databases; library skills; Internet accuracy;…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMurray, Janet – School Libraries Worldwide, 2001
Discusses the role of school library programs in the education of students with disabilities, especially in teaching them information skills for lifelong support in accessing information important to daily living. Describes examples from an Australian study on school library services for students with disabilities. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Big6 Newsletter, 1997
Discusses the use of technology and the Internet in society and especially in our schools. Highlights include technology as a tool to help achieve educational goals; helping students use computers proficiently; technology and computer literacy; integrating computer skills within the Big6 information problem-solving process; and teaching integrated…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedKuechler, Manfred – Social Science Computer Review, 1999
Provides advice for instructors using the World Wide Web for additional channels for intraclass communication, offering an easier and more convenient way to access library materials, and allowing students to engage in primary research or active learning. Discusses didactic and technical challenges, including students' computer skills and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Active Learning, Computer Mediated Communication
Dempsey, Ann – Library Talk, 1999
Discusses the benefits of collaboration between teachers and school library media specialists. Topics include teaching information skills, lack of planning by teachers, time constraints, public relations by the media specialist geared toward teachers and administrators, and promoting library resources. (LRW)
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Skills, Learning Resources Centers
Burns, Taodhg; Rashid, Shahida – Information Outlook, 1999
Suggests that in an era of increasingly universal computer literacy and quickly developing technologies, information professionals must be able to determine current needs and learn new skills and applications to supply them. Illustrates, through a real-life model, how the library's utilitarian base is well suited to the Web and how there is no…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Employment Potential, Employment Qualifications, Information Scientists
Kearns, Jodi L. – Book Report, 2000
Explains how the relationship between school library collection development, curriculum development, and information problem solving can be improved by applying the Big6 Skills process to the selection of materials and teacher collaboration. Includes charts for cooperative planning that follow the Big6 Skills. (Contains 3 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Charts, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development, Educational Planning
Thomas, Nancy – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2000
Reviews a variety of information models developed to provide support for student research that will help school library media specialists meet the needs of diverse learners when providing course integrated library instruction. Each model assumes learning as an active and creative process and promotes the development of critical thinking skills.…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedAdalian, Paul T., Jr.; Hoffman, Irene M.; Rockman, Ilene F.; Swanson, Judy – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1997
Describes the conceptualization and funding mechanisms used to create a Student-centered Electronic Teaching (SET) library at California Polytechnic State University. Highlights include collaborative learning; paradigm shift from teaching to learning; library skills, information competence, and computer literacy skills; class schedule, syllabus,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Course Content
Farmer, Lesley S. J. – Book Report, 1999
Presents a case study of how educational reform can improve the library media program, based on experiences at one high school that was assisted by the Bay Area School Reform Collaborative (BASRC) project and its spin-off project, the Bay Area National Digital Library (BANDL). Discusses methods for increasing schoolwide information literacy,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cooperative Programs, Educational Change, Educational Development
