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Direct linkCooper, Linda Z. – Library Quarterly, 2004
This article describes several sessions of a larger case study that examined cognitive categories for library information in a group of children in kindergarten through grade 4. While the initial motivation for the project was pragmatic in nature, theoretical issues relating to people's cognitive categories for information are examined as well.…
Descriptors: Libraries, Classification, Cognitive Processes, Information Science Education
Huxham, Mark; Welsh, Angela; Berry, Alice; Templeton, Stuart – Journal of Biological Education, 2006
We examined the wildlife knowledge of primary (aged 4-12) schoolchildren. In particular, we examined the effects of children's age and gender, as well as the taxonomy and origin (indigenous versus exotic) of wildlife, on the degree of knowledge about different species. We used illustrated "flashcards" of mammals, birds and arthropods,…
Descriptors: Animals, Wildlife, Performance Factors, Knowledge Level
