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Study and information skills in schools

Understanding the process underlying the act of studying in schools has vexed teachers for many years in their quest for ideal teaching methods to help young learners reach educational goals. One strand of studying is the ability to use library resources effectively -to use the recorded achievements...

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Main Author: Ann Irving
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Published: 1988
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/33154
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description Understanding the process underlying the act of studying in schools has vexed teachers for many years in their quest for ideal teaching methods to help young learners reach educational goals. One strand of studying is the ability to use library resources effectively -to use the recorded achievements of others in the pursuit of learning and the acquisition of the skills for learning. The methods used to train schoolchildren in the use of libraries and their resources, whilst themselves up-to-date in pedagogical terms, failed to achieve the standards articulated by institutions of higher and further education. Successive reports on how students handled library tasks suggested that schools should share the responsibility by introducing aspects of library use during school days so that those who went on to extend their education could make full use of the enriched library environment available there. [Continues.]
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spelling rr-article-94140921988-01-01T00:00:00Z Study and information skills in schools Ann Irving (7173782) Other information and computing sciences not elsewhere classified Study skills Secondary education Information and Computing Sciences not elsewhere classified Understanding the process underlying the act of studying in schools has vexed teachers for many years in their quest for ideal teaching methods to help young learners reach educational goals. One strand of studying is the ability to use library resources effectively -to use the recorded achievements of others in the pursuit of learning and the acquisition of the skills for learning. The methods used to train schoolchildren in the use of libraries and their resources, whilst themselves up-to-date in pedagogical terms, failed to achieve the standards articulated by institutions of higher and further education. Successive reports on how students handled library tasks suggested that schools should share the responsibility by introducing aspects of library use during school days so that those who went on to extend their education could make full use of the enriched library environment available there. [Continues.] 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Thesis 2134/33154 https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Study_and_information_skills_in_schools/9414092 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
spellingShingle Other information and computing sciences not elsewhere classified
Study skills
Secondary education
Information and Computing Sciences not elsewhere classified
Ann Irving
Study and information skills in schools
title Study and information skills in schools
title_full Study and information skills in schools
title_fullStr Study and information skills in schools
title_full_unstemmed Study and information skills in schools
title_short Study and information skills in schools
title_sort study and information skills in schools
topic Other information and computing sciences not elsewhere classified
Study skills
Secondary education
Information and Computing Sciences not elsewhere classified
url https://hdl.handle.net/2134/33154