Teaching effective literature use skills for research reports in geography

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 247-264

  Price, Bronwyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effective literature use; Information literacy; Research reports

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; RESEARCH; STUDENT; TEACHING; TRAINING;

EID: 77951795395     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: 14661845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098260903493945     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Anisfeld, M. (1987) A course to develop competence in critical reading of empirical research in psychology, Teaching of Psychology, 14(4), pp. 224-227.
2. Association of College and Research Libraries (2000) Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education (Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries).
3. Benson, M. J., Sporakowski, M. J. & Stremmel, A. J. (1992) Writing reviews of family literature: guiding students using Bloom's taxonomy of cognitive objectives, Family Relations, 41(1), pp. 65-69.
4. Beringer, J. (2007) Application of problem based learning through research investigation, Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 31(3), pp. 445-457.
5. Bruce, C. (1997) The Seven Faces of Information Literacy (Adelaide: Auslib Press).
6. Campbell, J. N., Smith, D. & Brooker, R. (1998) From conception to performance: How undergraduate students conceptualize and construct essays, Higher Education, 35, pp. 449-469.
7. Cannon, R. & Newble, D. (2000) A Handbook for Teachers in Universities and College, 4th edn (London: RoutledgeFalmer).
8. Clifford, N. J. & Valentine, G. (Eds) (2003) Key Methods in Geography (London: Sage Publications).
9. Clyde, L. A. (2006) The basis for evidence-based practice: Evaluating the research evidence, New Library World, 107, pp. 180.
10. Cowan, J. (2004) Education for higher level capabilities: Beyond alignment, to integration? in: V. M. S. Gil, I. Alarco, & H. Hooghoff (Eds) Challenges in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, pp. 53-76 (Aveiro, Portugal: University of Aveiro and SLO-Netherlands Institute for Curriculum Development).
11. Eskola, E. (2005) Information literacy of medical students studying in the problem-based and traditional curriculum, Information Research, 10 (2), paper 221. Available at http://InformationR.net/ir/10-2/paper221.html (accessed May 2008)
12. Gorman, D. (1998) Self-tuning teachers: Using reflective journals in writing classes, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 41, pp. 434.
13. Hay, I. (1996) Communicating in Geography and the Environmental Sciences (Melbourne: Oxford University Press).
14. Hay, I., Bochner, D. & Dungey, C. (2006) Making the Grade: A Guide to Successful Communication and Study (Melbourne: Oxford University Press).
15. Healey, M. (2003) How to conduct a literature search, in: N. J. Clifford & G. Valentine (Eds) Key Methods in Geography, pp. 17-36 (London: Sage Publications).
16. Healey, M. (2005) Linking research and teaching to benefit student learning, Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 29(2), pp. 183-201.
17. Kruger, J. & Dunning, D. (1999) Unskilled and unaware of it: How difficulties in recognizing one's own incompetence lead to inflated self-assessments, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 77, pp. 1121-1134.
18. Lavelle, E. (2003) The quality of university writing: A preliminary analysis of undergraduate portfolios, Quality in Higher Education, 9(1), pp. 87-93.
19. Lea, M. R. & Street, B. V. (1998) Student writing in higher education: An academic literacies approach, Studies in Higher Education, 23(2), pp. 157-172.
20. Lizzio, A. & Wilson, K. (2008) Feedback on assessment: Students' perceptions of quality and effectiveness, Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 33, pp. 1.
21. Maclellan, E. (1997) Reading to learn, Studies in Higher Education, 22(3), pp. 277-288.
22. Mann, S. J. (2000) The student's experience of reading, Higher Education, 39, pp. 297-317.
23. McMenamin, I. (2006) Process and text: Teaching students to review the literature, Political Science & Politics, 39(1), pp. 133-135.
24. Norton, L. S. (1990) Essay-writing: What really counts?, Higher Education, 20, pp. 411-442.
25. Pennington, H. (1992) Excerpts from journals as teaching devices, Teaching of Psychology, 19(3), pp. 175-177.
26. Riegelman, R. K., Povar, G. J. & Ott, J. E. (1983) Medical students' skills, attitudes and behaviour needed for literature reading, Journal of Medical Education, 58, pp. 411-417.
27. Riegelman, R. K. (1986) Effects of teaching first-year medical students skills to read medical literature, Journal of Medical Education, 61, pp. 454-460.
28. Sandoval, W. A. & Reiser, B. J. (2004) Explanation-driven inquiry: Integrating conceptual and epistemic scaffolds for scientific inquiry, Science Education, 88, pp. 345-372.
29. Weaver, M. R. (2006) Do students value feedback? Student perceptions of tutors' written responses, Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 31, pp. 379-394.
30. Webber, S. & Johnston, B. (2000) Conceptions of information literacy: New perspectives and implications, Journal of Information Science, 26(6), pp. 381-397.
31. Winter, J. K., Neal, J. C. & Waner, K. K. (1995) Group writing versus individual writing: Is there a difference in achievement?, Journal of Education for Business, 71(2), pp. 78-81.