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Publication Date: 2005-Jan
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Developing Information Literacy and Research Skills in Introductory Psychology: A Case Study
Larkin, Judith E.; Pines, Harvey A.
Journal of Academic Librarianship, v31 n1 p40-45 Jan 2005
How do you engage faculty in the task of developing student information literacy? This case study offers a model for incorporating information retrieval into a social science research project so that literacy becomes an intrinsic part of the course assignment. Students showed significant gains in database search and assessment skills with minimal investment of classroom time.
Descriptors: Social Science Research, College Students, Psychology, Information Retrieval, Research Skills, Information Literacy, Introductory Courses, Databases, Online Searching
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Language: English
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