Literacy, education and health development: annotated bibliography.

The annotated bibliography and citation behavior: enhancing student scholarship in an undergraduate biology course.

Contemporary undergraduates in the biological sciences have unprecedented access to scientific information. Although many of these students may be savvy technologists, studies from the field of library and information science consistently show that undergraduates often struggle to locate, evaluate, and use high-quality, reputable sources of information. This study demonstrates the efficacy and ...

AN OVERVIEW OF MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH LITERATURE ADDRESSING LITERACY ISSUES: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY by

Teaching Information Literacy Skills to Sophomore-Level Biology Majors

Many undergraduate students lack a sound understanding of information literacy. The skills that comprise information literacy are particularly important when combined with scientific writing for biology majors as they are the foundation skills necessary to complete upper-division biology course assignments, better train students for research projects, and prepare students for graduate and profe...

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY MEANINGS AND RATIONALES An Annotated Bibliography SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY MEANINGS AND RATIONALES

INTRODUCTION The need to promote a 'world community of scientifically and technologically literate citizens' was recognized as urgent by the World Conference on Education for All held in Jomtien in 1990. Project 2000+, initiated to promote and guide the measures needed to give effect to this Jomtien declaration, seeks to: • identify ways of promoting the development of scientific and technologi...

Constructivism in Education: An overview of contributions to the literature and to the JPACTe annotated bibliography

Constructivism in education has evolved over the past century due to the contributions of many individuals in the U. S. and abroad. This article provides an overview of the contributions of theorists, researchers, and educators most closely associated with its rise in the field of education. The article also provides an outline and guide to the annotated bibliography on constructivism in educat...