Promoting critical thinking skills in online information literacy instruction using a constructivist approach

College and Undergraduate Libraries

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 21-38

  Allen, Maryellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructivist theory; Information literacy; Instructional design; Learning theory; Library instruction; Online instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049190496     PISSN: 10691316     EISSN: 15452530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10691310802176780     Document Type: Article

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