Primary school students, information literacy and the Web

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Bowler, Leanne^a | Large, Andrew^b | Rejskind, Gill^c

Affiliations: [a] Reginald J.P. Dawson Library, Montreal, Canada. E-mail: lbowler@globetrotter.net | [b] Graduate School of Library & Information Studies, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. E-mail: andrew.large@mcgill.ca | [c] Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. E-mail: rejskind@education.mcgill.ca

Abstract: This study follows three Grade-six primary school students as they access, interpret and use information found on the Web in order to complete a class assignment. It comments upon information-seeking behaviors, information interpretation skills, and information utilization by the students. Finally, it identifies a series of issues that educators must address if the Web is to be successfully incorporated into the classroom. The students' ability to successfully integrate the Web into their learning is dependent upon teacher understandings of learning outcomes and the instructional strategies used in the design of class assignments.

DOI: 10.3233/EFI-2001-19302

Journal: Education for Information, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 201-223, 2001