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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Year 7 Students, Information Literacy, and Transfer: A Grounded Theory
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Herring, James E. – School Library Media Research, 2011
This study examined the views of year 7 students, teacher librarians, and teachers in three state secondary schools in rural New South Wales, Australia, on information literacy and transfer. The aims of the study included the development of a grounded theory in relation to information literacy and transfer in these schools. The study's perspective…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Criticism, Foreign Countries, Information Literacy
A Critical Investigation of Students' and Teachers' Views of the Use of Information Literacy Skills in School Assignments
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Herring, James E. – School Library Media Research, 2006
This study examines the views of students and teachers in a United Kingdom high school on the students' use of information literacy skills. The students were provided with a scaffold in the form of the PLUS information literacy model. The study demonstrates that there exists a range of understanding amongst students about the value of information…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Literacy, Assignments, Student Attitudes