Just an interesting note to add to the discussion we had earlier last
week about the university professor's article about students "knowing
how to do research" with Google and without the librarian's
assistance....
I was filling out a university recommendation form for student who will
be entering college next fall, and on the application (which could have
been filled out by ANYONE on campus, including teachers, administrators,
work supervisors, etc.), the form asked these two questions---
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The applicant's ability to seek, find, and use learning resources:
__extremely well ___very well ___moderately well ___not well
The applicant demonstrates good problem-solving skills, follows through,
and completes tasks.
__ extremely well __ very well ___ moderately well ___not
well
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I thought it was interesting that (in this case) a librarian should be
providing the university with information about how a student locates
and uses information, and if the student has good problem-solving
skills, etc. (Could it be that many "others" who fill out these
applicatons are offering "YES" to these questions when in reality, the
answer might be NO ???
~Shonda Brisco
Trinity Valley MS / US Librarian
Fort Worth, TX
briscos@trinityvalleyschool.org
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