evaluation

Explains the nine information literacy standards for student learning identified by the American Association of School Librarians, and the Association for Educational Communications and Technology; and provides guidelines library professionals can use to teach students these skills.

Provides an overview of the Internet and discusses how to find information on it and evaluate the quality of that information, with an emphasis on the World Wide Web.

Easy-to-follow text introduce students to the best methods and importance of evaluating data in school and everyday life.

Easy-to-follow text teach children how to create plausible explanations and theories about how things work.

Presents a guide to sifting through information in cyberspace and provides instructions on evaluating the quality of Web sites and researching topics on-line.

Explains how mentally ill patients in the United States are being overlooked by the healthcare community and left without treatment, leaving many of them homeless and victimized, and examines the legislature and policy changes that have contributed to the problem.

Recounts the dangerous realities of space travel, describing the many events that could cause an astronaut's death and chronicling the efforts of Russian and American Mission Controls to bring back three astronauts left orbiting Earth in the Space Station after the "Columbia" exploded on February 1, 2003.

Explains how to do research online, including how to use search engines, and how to choose the right websites to find information.