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Jenkins, Kathleen H. – 1980
This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Library Skills Learning Package, a printed, self-contained instructional program consisting of explanations and procedures for use of specific library resources and exercises which require the student to use a source in order to answer the questions. It was tested in a special communications class…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Higher Education, Learning Modules, Library Instruction
Peer reviewedFjallbrant, Nancy – Education for Information: The International Review of Education and Training in Library and Information Science, 1983
Reviews the state of user education in Australian postsecondary educational institution libraries. Conclusions are based on results of a questionnaire survey of user education practices conducted in 1981. Courses in information retrieval, objectives of user education at six institutions, methods and media used, and course evaluation are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Course Objectives, Courses, Educational Development
PDF pending restorationStofsky, Irma Sue – 1991
An excessive number of non-fiction books were shelved incorrectly in an elementary school media center where, due to budget cuts, the media specialist depended on fifth grade student volunteers for book shelving assistance. A 12-week training program was developed for the fifth grade media volunteers, who met once a week for 40 minutes. The…
Descriptors: Dewey Decimal Classification, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Instructional Effectiveness
Sampson, Anne – 1988
Seeking to foster in children a love of books and reading, this 3-week curriculum module is designed to encourage third graders to read independently and to develop an awareness of the intrinsic value of reading by helping students acquire those library skills necessary to access literature, setting up strategies for students to use to assess…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Curriculum Development, Evaluation Methods, Grade 3
Oberhauser, O.; Wurzl, R. – 1982
This report describes the library instruction program at the Technische Universitaet Wien (Technical University of Vienna) in Austria and proposes various program improvements, which are based in part on the results of a 1979 survey of over 2,600 faculty and students. An overview of the present state-of-the-art of library user education and…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Lowe, Marilyn T. – 1993
To determine if cooperative planning between the library media specialist (LMS) and the classroom teacher affects the integration of information access skills into the curriculum, classroom teachers in grades 1 through 5 were surveyed in 10 randomly selected schools in Cobb County (Georgia). Of the 183 teachers surveyed, 131 returned…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cooperative Planning, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Curriculum Development
Download full textSmith, Michelle L. – 1998
A needs assessment that utilized questionnaires and an interview showed that fifth grade students at the practicum site were not able to use reference materials appropriately. Target groups for the practicum were the fifth grade students and teachers. Constructivist methods were used to increase students' knowledge of using reference materials and…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Comparative Analysis, Constructivism (Learning), Grade 5
