ERIC Number: ED518545
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 17
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Assessing School Libraries as Learning Environments: Examining Students' Perceptions in Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades
Schultz-Jones, Barbara; Ledbetter, Cynthia
International Association of School Librarianship, Paper presented at the School Library Association of Queensland and the International Association of School Librarianship Conference incorporating the International Forum on Research in School Librarianship (Brisbane, QLD, Australia, Sep 27-Oct 1, 2010)
This paper presents the full results from a 2008/2009 research study examining the application of a "learning environment" paradigm to the school library setting. The preliminary results from the examination of the Fifth Grade science classes were presented at the IASL 2009 Research Forum. We now report the process of completing our comparative examination of the relationships among student perceptions of science programs and library programs with Third (ages 8 and 9), Fourth (ages 9 and 10) and Fifth (ages 10 and 11) Grades. In addition, we extend the assessment of these relationships to a correlation with student achievement on the standardized State tests for Texas. (Contains 20 tables.)
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Science Programs, School Libraries, Grade 5, Grade 3, Grade 4, Comparative Testing, Effect Size, Academic Achievement, Standardized Tests, Evaluation, Correlation, Librarians, Elementary School Science, Science Education, Science Instruction, Science Curriculum, Library Services, Research and Development, Research and Development Centers
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Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Evaluative; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 5
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: International Association of School Librarianship (IASL); School Library Association of Queensland Inc. (SLAQ)
Identifiers - Location: Texas
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