I had another aha moment just this last year. Once again I was helping a class find books for their research papers. One girl, whom I know from her frequent visits to the library, was having trouble. I was able to find a couple books on her topic, but when I showed her the books, she said that she would not have time to read them. AHA.
I truly thought students knew that they didn’t need to read the entire nonfiction book to use it for research. In my nonfiction book lesson, I showed students how to use the table of contents and index to find specific topics in books. I assumed they knew they wouldn’t read the entire book.
When I think about it, that may explain why students think using Google for research is quicker than using books. Google won’t have 100 page results as a book would have.
Thank you for sharing your experience and expertise.
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