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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Information skills"”.
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An investigative study of the library information skills taught by elementary school library media specialists in Camden City public schools
… investigative study was to explore the library information skills that elementary school library media specialists in the Camden City Public Schools taught to students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The study was conducted to determine the school library media specialists' perceptions of …
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Information resources, information skills and education : an exploratory study of information literacy education in community junior secondary schools in the North-East district of Botswana and the role of teacher-librarians and school libraries
One of the fundamental challenges of the information era is how to ensure that the majority of the members of a given society are information literate in order to deal with problems of inequitable access to and use of information as an empowerment tool for socio-economic progress. A variety of …
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Project work as a vehicle for information literacy education in disadvantaged schools : an ethnographic field study of grade seven project work in a primary school in Cape Town
… role of project work in the teaching of information literacy in "information poor" environments. Information literacy is recognised as a crucial outcome in the documentation of Curriculum 2005, the new South African curriculum now being phased in. An Information Skills Learning Programme …
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Use of the EBSCOhost database in grades three through five
… and Searchasaurus, were being used in teaching information skills to the students in grades three through five. The study involved the media specialists who were members of South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative teaching in elementary schools serving grades three through five. A total of 103 …
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The role played by academic libraries in the enhancement of information literacy : a study of Fort Hare library
… learning and empower students with the necessary information skills to function efficiently and effectively in the global information age. The aim of this study was to investigate the role played by the University of Fort Hare Library in the enhancement of information literacy. A survey method was …
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Digital Literacy in the Workplace Begins in School: A Research Study on Digital Information Literacy Pedagogies for FYC Classrooms
… designed to help them build their digital information skills?</li> <li>How can instructors teach digital information in a way that gives students the ability to adapt their skills into different environments and growing technologies to better prepare them for the workplace?</li> </ol> <p>By …
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TOP MANAGEMENT TEAM HETEROGENEITIES AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: THE MODERATING ROLE OF BOARD COMPOSITION
… outside directors with their valuable resources (information, skills, and network) and the tendency to challenge and initiate cognitive conflicts with top management teams can improve the quality of strategic decision making process and firm performance. To test these predictions, it is …
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Information literacy of incoming undergraduate Arts students at the University of the Western Cape: assessment of competencies and proficiencies
… libraries, students are deprived of the basic information skills. Without these crucial skills, students will find it difficult to cope successfully with their academic courses and measure up to the demands of employers. The study aimed to answer the following research questions: what are …
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Simulating user experiences in computer-based multimedia instruction
… for its effectiveness in teaching verbal information skills (memorization) and intellectual (problem-solving) skills. The research design used was a three-by-two, mixed factors design with Method of Instruction as the between-subjects variable and Domain of Learning as the within-subjects …
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Developing locating information in books in the fifth grade of the elementary school.
… is to investigate the development of locating information in books in the fifth grade of the elementary school. The dilemma, according to the review of the literature, is that many students are not competent to locate information even in the most common source, the book, and that those who are …
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A study of the effects of selected teaching information on cartwheel performance level of field dependent and field independent subjects
… (2) effects of selected types of instructional information on cartwheel skill achievement. Methods: The methods used to obtain data for this study where: (1) administration of rod-and-frame-test to determine each subject’s degree of field dependency: (2) administration of the training program …
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Curriculum change and libraries in independent schools in Scotland.
… to do this, the curriculum was examined and the skills and resource implications identified. Recommended standards of library provision were highlighted and compared with standards of provision in libraries in independent schools. For this comparison, all independent schools in Scotland were …
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Utilization of Information and Communication Technologies by Distance Learners at the Open University of Tanzania Library in Accessing Academic Information.
… Open University of Tanzania (OUT) has integrated information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in all its functions in order to improve delivery of its services. Significant investment has been made by OUT management and donors in providing electronic library services to ensure distance learners …
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An assessment of selected social studies skills and variables in six Indiana public high schools
… following cognitive proficiencies:1. Acquiring information through reading. 2. Drawing inferences. 3. Cartoon interpretation. 4. Reading tabular data. 5. Graph interpretation. 6. Identifying time relationships 7. Reading a ballot. 8. Classifying information. 9. Recognizing a point of view. 10. …