tutorial is designed to help learners develop library research
skills in agricultural disciplines.
It has three components:
(1) The Planning Component
(2) The Searching Component
(3) The Learning and Evaluating Component
Each component can be accessed independently.
component is made up of multiple modules and each module explains
different concepts, techniques/skills, and strategies needed in
library research. The goal is to encourage learners to explore
the research cycle presented in this tutorial (i.e. planning,
searching and learning/evaluation). Each component can be accessed
indedpendently. Learners can use the +
SiteMap to access any module at any
a. The Planning Component
helps students perform pre-research investigations. Students become
familiar with basic information structures, and learn how to find
background information and relevant information providers; they
also learn how to manage their collected data.
The Searching Component helps learners become familiar with different
search tools and the mechanics of searching.
The Learning and Evaluation Component introduces the steps of
retrieving, managing, and evaluating, and thereby presents the
logic of a holistic process of evaluation. It uses three learning
strategies introducing(concept mapping, mental imagery, and storytelling)
to develop the critical thinking skills needed to validate information.
This tutorial emphasizes using a combination of learning strategies
to accommodate different learning styles that derive from different
sensory preferences such as viusal, auditory and kinesthetic (Learning
Styles Theory). It also takes in to consideration that people
possess various forms of intelligences, such as linguistic, spatial
or bodily -kinesthic, in addition to traditionally recognized
logistic-mathematical intelligences (the Multiple Intelligences
Theory). A sample of sequenced combinations of learning strategies
is presented in the Learning and Evaluating component.
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