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Impact Of Library Instruction Tutorial Format On Student Preference And Performance In First-Year Chemistry, Tara Stieglitz, Lindsey Whitson
Impact Of Library Instruction Tutorial Format On Student Preference And Performance In First-Year Chemistry, Tara Stieglitz, Lindsey Whitson
Communications in Information Literacy
This research study investigates the effects of library instruction tutorial format (written versus video) on student preference and performance in chemistry education. The authors assessed the format of tutorials used to provide library instruction in an introductory chemistry course by observing 27 student participants as they took in instructions in either a video or a written format and then completed two chemistry information tasks. While participants expressed strong preferences for particular formats, neither the video tutorials nor the written instructions significantly improved task completion speed or performance. Rather, the authors determined that student preference alone is enough to justify the …
Expect (And Collect) A Response From Everyone In The Classroom, Karen Bronshteyn
Expect (And Collect) A Response From Everyone In The Classroom, Karen Bronshteyn
Communications in Information Literacy
A positive and descriptive book review of Derek Bruff's 2009 book Teaching with Classroom Response Systems: Creating Active Learning Environments.
Teaching Matters: Developing As A Teacher/Librarian [Column]: Rules Of Engagement: Best Practices For Connecting With Students, Janelle M. Zauha
Teaching Matters: Developing As A Teacher/Librarian [Column]: Rules Of Engagement: Best Practices For Connecting With Students, Janelle M. Zauha
Communications in Information Literacy
This column focuses on the conceptual and practical aspects of teaching information literacy. Column co-editor Patrick Ragains and I write about trends and issues that have come to our attention, but we also solicit contributions to this space. Readers with ideas for Teaching Matters may contact Patrick Ragains at ragains@unr.edu, or the editors of Communications in Information Literacy at editors@comminfolit.org.