Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ675129
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Publication Date: 2002
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Motivating Students in Credit-Based Information Literacy Courses: Theories and Practice.
Jacobson, Trudi E.; Xu, Lijuan
portal: Libraries and the Academy, v2 n3 p423-41 Jul 2002
Discusses methods for enhancing student motivation, particularly in information literacy courses in higher education. Topics include Keller's ARCS (Attention, Relevance, Confidence, Satisfaction). motivation model; course design; teaching behaviors; teacher enthusiasm; clarity in presenting materials; interaction; active engagement; cooperative learning; discovery learning; active engagement and the ARCS model; and autonomy. (Contains 108 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Discovery Learning, Higher Education, Information Literacy, Interaction, Personal Autonomy, Student Motivation, Teacher Effectiveness
Available electronically: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/portal libraries and the academy/toc/pla2.3.ht ml/.
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Language: English
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