NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Publication Date
In 20260
Since 20250
Since 2022 (last 5 years)1
Since 2017 (last 10 years)3
Since 2007 (last 20 years)8
Audience
Media Staff1
Laws, Policies, & Programs
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 8 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Courtney Lewis – Knowledge Quest, 2022
The pandemic prompted Courtney Lewis and her fellow school librarians to dig deep and acknowledge that their information literacy instruction followed a just-in-time philosophy. Essentially, limited just-in-time information literacy instruction is like teaching a kid how to play soccer for seven days out of each year and expecting them to be a…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Library Instruction, Individualized Instruction, Pacing
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Council, Morris R., III; Gardner, Ralph, III; Cartledge, Gwendolyn; Telesman, Alana O. – Preventing School Failure, 2019
Reading RACES--Relevant and Culturally Engaging Stories (RR) is a repeated reading intervention using culturally relevant literature that is delivered through computer software. This study extends previous research with RR intended to further evaluate the effects of RR on the fluency and comprehension growth of second-grade students with reading…
Descriptors: Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction, Urban Schools, Culturally Relevant Education
Eisenberg, Michael B.; Murray, Janet – Library Media Connection, 2011
It's time for a sweeping new approach to information literacy learning! The sad truth is that few, if any, information literacy efforts in schools have fulfilled the promise of a "comprehensive" information literacy program: (1) A comprehensive program should reach "all" students in the school; (2) A comprehensive program should be "predictable"…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Comprehensive Programs, School Libraries, Information Literacy
Mullis, Ina V. S.; Martin, Michael O.; Foy, Pierre; Hooper, Martin – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2017
PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) was inaugurated in 2001 as a follow-up to International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement's 1991 Reading Literacy Study. Conducted every five years, PIRLS assesses the reading achievement of young students in their fourth year of schooling--an important transition…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Grade 4, Foreign Countries, International Assessment
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Burke, Melynda – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2010
The technological age has forever altered every aspect of life and work. Technology has changed how people locate and view information. However, the transition from print to electronic formats has created numerous challenges for individuals to overcome. These challenges include coping with the massive amounts of information bombarding people and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Professional Associations, Educational Technology, Information Literacy
Weaver, Anne – International Association of School Librarianship, 2010
To maximise learning value from one-to-one programs in schools, computing devices need to be personal, portable and multifunctional. It is likely that shared devices will not be as effective. The increased access provided by one-to-one devices creates great opportunities for school librarians to support their school technology directions and to…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Integrated Learning Systems, Textbooks, Access to Information
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Latham, Don; Gross, Melissa – School Library Media Research, 2008
In the past decade information literacy has received increasing emphasis in K-12 and postsecondary education, yet the information literacy skill levels of high school and college graduates continue to vary considerably. This report compares findings across a subset of data collected in three independent research studies focusing on students'…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, School Libraries, Media Specialists, Information Literacy
Meyer, Katrina A.; Bruwelheide, Janis; Poulin, Russell – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2009
This paper focuses on an assessment of an online certification program in K-12 library media which has a near-perfect record of retaining students. Students and graduates of the program were asked to identify reasons for enrolling (and staying enrolled) in the program as well as functions that faculty performed well. These reasons were drawn upon…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Theories, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers