Conference proceeding
I-LEARN: Helping Young Children Become Information Literate
INFORMATION LITERACY: LIFELONG LEARNING AND DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP IN THE 21ST CENTURY, v 492, pp 243-252
01 Jan 2014
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Abstract
This study involved 49 children and four teachers in the design, development, and evaluation of a research project built around the I-LEARN model [1-2]. The objectives were to investigate the use of the model with an early-childhood population and to understand how digital and information literacy evolves in best practices for implementing problem-based learning as informed by I-LEARN. Analysis revealed that teachers adjusted their implementation of I-LEARN's steps to meet students' needs and to mesh with their own styles. Students were able to build new knowledge and enjoyed learning a variety of ways to acquire information. The model made the idea of research concrete and helped learners focus on specific tasks and accomplishments. Teachers' technological/pedagogical knowledge grew, and teachers concluded that students' projects were successful and that they overcame a lack of computer experience to focus on finding and analyzing sources and reflecting on their learning.
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- Title
- I-LEARN: Helping Young Children Become Information Literate
- Creators
- Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo - Drexel UniversityAllen Grant - Drexel UniversityVera J. Lee - Drexel UniversityDelia Neuman - Drexel University
- Contributors
- S Kurbanoglu (Editor)S Spiranec (Editor)E Grassian (Editor)D Mizrachi (Editor)R Catts (Editor)
- Publication Details
- INFORMATION LITERACY: LIFELONG LEARNING AND DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP IN THE 21ST CENTURY, v 492, pp 243-252
- Series
- Communications in Computer and Information Science
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 10
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000377252400026
- Other Identifier
- 991019170453804721
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