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Why tie
a student's personal goals and interests to the research process?
- Children "study" the
things that delight them, without coercion, and without a test on
Friday. Motivation is a critical component of learning and especially
of the desire for life-long, self-directed learning.Carol Kuhlthau,
author of Teaching the Library Research Process, believes "One of the
key considerations in designing a research task is motivation of the
students."Children are born with
an amazing eagerness to learn and explore. We can use their interests
as tools to keep that "motivation to learn" alive and well in
school."One never learns to understand
truly anything but what one loves." --Goethe
- Gathering information
on students' interests and goals early in the school year will help
you build a variety of effective learning opportunities around student
interests throughout the school year.
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