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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Instructional materials personnel"”.
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Evaluation of high school reading motivational programs
<p>Purposes of this study were to identify 1) what were some of the reading incentive or reading motivational programs used in grades 9-12 throughout the country; 2) and which programs were deemed successful by library media specialists and on what basis. In order to achieve this goal, high school …
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School library media specialists who provide in-service training for teachers
… teachers greatly improved or improved student instructional outcomes and/or teaching outcomes; however, 60% of the school library media specialists indicated that their school or district did not provide financial incentive for the provision of in-service training.</p>
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Effective collaboration methods of school media specialists and classroom teachers
<p>The purpose of this investigative study was to determine if student achievement was greater when media specialists and classroom teachers spent more time collaborating. This was accomplished by surveying media specialists and the classroom teachers they collaborated with. Surveys were mailed to …
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An evaluation of how elementary school teachers perceive library media specialists' responsibilities in Gloucester County, New Jersey
<p>The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not teachers expected a higher level of responsibility from the library media specialist in schools that employed at least one full-time library media specialist (n=47). Additionally, it investigated whether or not those teachers had a more …
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Library media specialists are not ready to "radically change:" the use of radical change children's books in New Jersey school media centers
<p>The purposes of this study were to (a) determine if LMSs were using titles from a suggested list of titles found in Radical Change with kindergarten to third grade students, (b) determine how LMSs were using books with Radical Change characteristics; and (c) determine if LMSs were not using …
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The Effect of Increased Collaboration Among the Library Media Specialist and School Personnel on Perceptions of the Roles and Responsibilities of the Library Media Specialist
This study measured and explored changes in perceptions of the roles and responsibilities of the library media specialist when the level of collaboration increased. Seven library media specialists targeted four members of their educational communities with whom to increase collaborative activities. …
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Reaching out @ your library™: communication practices of New Jersey high school library media specialists
<p>This paper presents the methodology and results from surveys of New Jersey school library media specialists at 88 public secondary schools. The study examined how LMS reached out administratively to their learning community. Specifically, it addressed the following research questions: 1. …
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Building better working relationships between high school library media specialists and school technology coordinators
<p>The impetus for this study came from numerous conversations regarding the frustrations colleagues had when communicating with their technology coordinators and/or technology services. In many ways, technology and technology-integration within school media centers are just as important these days …
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An experimental study in promoting collaborative instructional activities
… to participate in some type of collaborative instructional activities with the library media specialist to benefit the students. This study was conducted with 18 first through fifth grade teaching staff members at Holly Heights Elementary School in Millville, New Jersey using three variables. …
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The relationship between library professional development and technology in school media centers
<p>The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a correlation between how school media specialists learn about new technologies and the implementation of those technologies into their school media centers. The researcher expected that the more hours media specialists spent in …
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A Delphi Study Analyzing Perspectives of School Library Media Specialists' Attitudes toward 21st Century Literacies
… are presently using technology to achieve their instructional goals related to 21st century literacy. Specifically, the researcher sought answers to the following research questions: 1. what is your definition of 21st century literacies? 2. what are the skills and tools necessary to be considered …
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A Study to Determine the Anticipated Qualifications and Competencies of Audiovisual Specialists in the Community Colleges of the State of Washington
The problem considered in this study is to determine the relationship between the responsibilities and duties of the audiovisual services administrator and the competencies and qualifications necessary to perform those responsibilities and duties satisfactorily and professionally.
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Study Analyzing the Perspectives of National Board Certified Media Specialists
<p>The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of ESLMS's (Expert School Library Media Specialists) as total educators (Fullan & Hargreaves, 1996), including the SLMSs (School Library Media Specialist) purpose, the ESLMS as a person, the organizational context and the culture of the …