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The evaluation challenge

The world is a wealth of accessible information, but there are many pitfalls to be avoided. Here Andrew Shenton and Alison Pickard present the case for meta-evaluation as a means of empowering students to select or reject information.

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      string(3039) "the specific situation with which they are involved. Some of thefactors that have been put forward by educators may be seen to be inappropriate.Conversely, youngsters should be encouraged to add their own criteria if they cometo the conclusion that they will be of value in dealing with the matter at hand. Finally,once the individual factors for application have been determined, learners may begiven the freedom to decide for themselves the tests they will use in their particularsituation. In short, the process of source evaluation demands an adaptable mindsetwhich is sensitive to a range of variables.Andrew K. Shenton and Alison J. PickardReferences1. Ahituv, N. and Neumann, S. (1990) Principles of Information Systems for Management, 3rd ed. Dubuque, IA: W.C. Brown.2. Case, D.O. (2007) Looking for Information: A Survey of Research on Information Seeking, Needs, and Behavior, 2nd ed.London: Academic Press.3. Eisenberg, M.B. and Brown, M.K. (1992) Current themes regarding library and information skills instruction: researchsupporting and research lacking. School Library Media Quarterly, 20(2), 103-109.4. Harris, F.J. (2008) Challenges to teaching credibility assessment in contemporary schooling. In: Metzger, M.J. and Flanagin,A.J. (eds) Digital Media, Youth, and Credibility. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 155-180.5. Herring, J.E. (2011) Improving Students’ Web Use and Information Literacy: A Guide for Teachers and Teacher Librarians.London: Facet.6. Kuhlthau, C.C. (2004) Seeking Meaning: A Process Approach to Library and Information Services, 2nd ed. Westport, CT:Libraries Unlimited.7. Limberg, L., Alexandersson, M., Lantz-Andersson, A. and Folkesson, L. (2008) What matters? Shaping meaningful learningthrough teaching information literacy. Libri, 58(2), 82-91.8. Limberg, L. and Sundin, L. (2006) Teaching information seeking: relating information literacy education to theories ofinformation behaviour. Information Research, 12(1). URL: http://informationr.net/ir/12-1/paper280.html (accessed: 29February 2012).9. Marland, M. (ed) (1981) Information Skills in the Secondary Curriculum. London: Methuen.10. Pickard, A., Gannon-Leary, P. and Coventry, L. (2010) Users’ Trust in Information Resources in the Web Environment: AStatus Report. Joint Information Systems Committee. URL: http://ie-repository.jisc.ac.uk/470/2/JISC_User_Trust_final_report.pdf (accessed: 29 February 2012).Knowledge Trails1) Using the Internet forStudent research inschools – Dr AndrewShenton explore the dosand don’ts of using theInternet for research insecondary schools.http://library.teachingtimes.com/articles ctlp6971elearningusingtheinternettoresearchinsecondary.htm2) Promoting inferentialinformation behaviour– Rather than acquiringa set of skills, inferentialinformation behaviourinvolves forming a mindsetinvolving problem solvingand lateral thinking. Dr.Andrew K. Shentonlooks at ways to developinferential strategies.http://library.teachingtimes.com/articles/ctlp1417promotinginferentialinformtionbehaviour.htm"
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Leadership

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