WWW Motivation Mining: Finding Treasures for Teaching Evaluation Skills, Grades 7-12
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WWW Motivation Mining: Finding Treasures for Teaching Evaluation Skills, Grades 7-12
By (Author) Ruth V. Small
By (author) Marilyn P. Arnone
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Linworth Publishing, Incorporated
1st January 1999
United States
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Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
373
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Paperback
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Description
These practical, easy-to-use books provide insights into examining web resources for their motivational potential-the potential to engage students in the learning process. The motivational assessment tools may be used in several ways: * As a teaching tool to help your students learn valuable information literacy skills * As a decision support tool for deciding which websites are appropriate for teaching your objectives * As a research tool for conducting practical research comparing the motivational effectiveness of various sites * As a design tool for creating a website that attract visitors and motivate them to remain in the website Small and Arnone provide ideas, lesson plans, and examples for offering in-service workshops to practitioners, as well as lesson plans and related materials for student instruction. Overhead transparency masters and handouts are included. What web resources will you use in your instruction Be sure to examine their motivational potential first!
Author Bio
Ruth V. Small is the director and professor, School of Information Studies, at Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY. Marilyn Arnone is the president, Research & Development at Creative Media Solutions in Philadelphia, PA.
