Making the Most of a Limited Opportunity: Instruction for Periodical Assignments.

Wesley, Threasa L.; Werrell, Emily

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Publication Date: 1985

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Making the Most of a Limited Opportunity: Instruction for Periodical Assignments.

Wesley, Threasa L.; Werrell, Emily

Research Strategies, v3 n3 p108-15 Sum 1985

This article suggests three ways to enhance undergraduate periodical use assignments to foster conceptual skills students need when they undertake complex research projects. Discussion covers scholarly or professional literature versus popular literature, differentiation among points of view and differing interpretations of facts, and use of primary and secondary source materials. (EJS)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Indexes, Information Retrieval, Information Sources, Instructional Design, Library Instruction, Library Skills, Periodicals, Research Papers (Students), Research Skills, Student Research, Undergraduate Students

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Language: English

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