SCHOOL LIBRARIES WORLDWIDE

Volume 7, Number 1, 2001, 28-45

Theme: Information Literacy

Research Success with Senior High School Students [PDF file]
Lois Barranoik
The objective of this research project was to identify what factors motivated different types of students within different content areas to successfully complete assigned research projects. Information was collected through student journals, interviews with students and teachers, and observation. Preliminary findings identified access to information, task perception and understanding, the research purpose, and time as factors which appeared to encourage students to complete their research and develop confidence in their ability to create meaning. This work adds the important component of student experience and voice to previous research concerning motivation and student information literacy.

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