Information literacy skills: Teacher understandings and practice

Computers and Education

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-33

  Probert, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Improving classroom practice; Information literacy; Lifelong learning; Pedagogical issues; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

IMPROVING CLASSROOM PRACTICE; INFORMATION LITERACY; LIFELONG LEARNING; PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGIES;

SCHOOL BUILDINGS; TEACHING;

INFORMATION SCIENCE;

EID: 64449086702     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2008.12.018     Document Type: Article

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