Getting the buggers to find out [[electronic resource] ] : information skills and learning how to learn / / Duncan Grey

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459417303321
• Autore: Grey Duncan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Continuum International Pub. Group, c2008
• ISBN: 1-282-87535-3; 9786612875359; 1-4411-6159-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Collana: Getting the Buggers
• Disciplina: 028.7071; 370.152
• Soggetti: Information literacy - Study and teaching; Information resources - Evaluation - Study and teaching; Computer network resources - Evaluation - Study and teaching; Information retrieval - Study and teaching; Teachers - In-service training; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-184) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; 1 Why is information literacy important?; 2 Information literacy across the curriculum; 3 The 20 main skills of information literacy; 4 Methodical strategies; 5 Practical strategies for implementation in your school; 6 Using your Resources Centre and your librarian; 7 Search engines and computer skills; 8 Taking part in the global conversation; Further reading; Appendix 1 Information literacy and the National Literacy Strategy; Appendix 2 Questions and decisions 1; Appendix 3 Questions and decisions 2; Appendix 4 Define the task; Appendix 5 Problem solving: the SWOT analysisAppendix 6 Identifying sources; Appendix 7 Selecting sources; Appendix 8 Evaluating material; Appendix 9 The argument table; Appendix 10 Evaluation; Appendix 11 Which model suits us best?; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: There is a necessary balance between knowledge and knowing how to ; find out - between having the key facts in your head, having the understanding of how to use them, and having the skill to draw on extra resources too. Information literacy is as important as traditional reading literacy and it incorporates a wide range of skills which are essential in the modern world. Many of the skills already feature in the curriculum, though because they are not usually brought together, too often there is no coherent approach to how they are learned. They are relevant to every teacher and every pupil; they