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The Evolution of Critical Thinking Skills in Library Instruction, 1986-2006: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography and Review of Selected Programs
dc.contributor.author | Ellis, Erin L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Whatley, Kara M. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2008-04-04T17:54:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2008-04-04T17:54:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008-04-04T17:54:20Z | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/3596 | |
dc.description.abstract | Undergraduate students are increasingly being asked to conduct higher-level research in their areas of study. In order to address undergraduate needs, many academic librarians, especially those charged with crafting instruction, take critical thinking as a given in the teaching of information literacy skills. However, this review of the literature has revealed that though there was some discussion of critical thinking in a library context in the mid-1980’s, the concept did not really take hold until the 1990’s when higher education reform began to appear on many campuses. Additionally, the literature regarding critical thinking skills during this period exhibits four themes: a lack of agreement, among librarians and others, on what critical thinking is and how it can be defined; the importance of subject and course integration in the teaching of critical thinking skills in libraries; the necessity of reaching undergraduate students; and the special challenges of teaching critical thinking skills in an age when technology is changing so rapidly. | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.subject | Critical thinking | |
dc.subject | Information literacy | |
dc.subject | Library instruction | |
dc.subject | Undergraduate students | |
dc.subject | Information competency | |
dc.subject | Technology | |
dc.title | The Evolution of Critical Thinking Skills in Library Instruction, 1986-2006: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography and Review of Selected Programs | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.identifier.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0869-5359 | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |