Motivate and inspire your students as you teach them valuable information skills. These authors show you how to build a "motivation toolkit" filled with dozens of quick, easy-to-apply techniques for planning, improving, and enhancing information skills lessons. Designed as a professional guide for practicing media specialists, this book can also be used for in-service training, in instructional techniques courses in preservice academic programs for school library media specialists, and by classroom teachers involved in teaching information skills.

RUTH V. SMALL is Associate Professor, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, New York, and the coordinator of the school media program.MARILYN P. ARNONE is owner/president of Creative Media Solutions, a full service video production firm and an adjunct instructor at Syracuse University.

List of Figures	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Information Literacy and Motivation	p. 1
Introduction	p. 2
Scenario	p. 2
Information Literacy	p. 3
Where Does Motivation Fit In?	p. 6
What's Your MSQ (Motivational Style Quotient)?	p. 7
The Learning Audience	p. 9
Motivational Goals	p. 10
Motivational Theories	p. 11
Expectancy-Value Theory	p. 12
What Other Motivation Theories Apply?	p. 13
Need Theories	p. 14
Curiosity	p. 16
Flow	p. 17
Attribution Theory	p. 18
Social Learning Theory	p. 20
Instructional Motivation Models	p. 21
The Motivation Overlay for Information Skills Instruction	p. 23
Chapter Challenge	p. 26
Chapter Challenge: Answers	p. 27
Reflection Points	p. 28
References	p. 29
In the Beginning	p. 33
Introduction	p. 34
Generating Interest in the Research Process	p. 37
Motivational Moment	p. 38
Motivational Moment	p. 41
Motivational Moment	p. 43
Establishing the Importance of Information Skills	p. 50
Motivational Moment	p. 51
Motivational Moment	p. 54
Building Confidence in Research Ability	p. 57
Motivational Moment	p. 60
Motivational Moment	p. 63
What Would You Do?	p. 68
Motivational Makeover	p. 69
Lackluster Lesson Plan	p. 70
Ann's Motivational Makeover	p. 72
Chapter Challenge	p. 75
Chapter Challenge: Answers	p. 76
Reflection Points	p. 77
References	p. 78
During the Research Process	p. 81
Introduction	p. 82
Maintaining Interest in the Research Process	p. 83
Motivational Moment	p. 86
Motivational Moment	p. 90
Promoting the Value of Information Skills	p. 93
Motivational Moment	p. 94
Motivational Moment	p. 97
Reinforcing Confidence in Research Ability	p. 99
Motivational Moment	p. 101
Motivational Moment	p. 103
What Would You Do?	p. 110
Motivational Makeover	p. 111
Lackluster Lesson Plan	p. 112
Marilyn's Motivational Makeover	p. 114
Chapter Challenge	p. 117
Chapter Challenge: Answers	p. 118
Reflection Points	p. 119
References	p. 120
An Ending	p. 123
Introduction	p. 124
Encouraging Ongoing Confidence in Research Abilities	p. 127
Promoting Satisfaction in Research Accomplishments	p. 131
Motivational Moment	p. 135
Motivational Moment	p. 137
Motivational Moment	p. 139
Motivational Moment	p. 140
Motivating Continuing Information Exploration	p. 142
Motivational Moment	p. 143
What Would You Do?	p. 147
Motivational Makeover	p. 148
Lackluster Lesson Plan	p. 149
Susan's Motivational Makeover	p. 151
Chapter Challenge	p. 153
Chapter Challenge: Answers	p. 154
Reflection Points	p. 155
References	p. 156
Putting It All Together	p. 157
Introduction	p. 158
Scenario Revisited	p. 159
Creating a Constructivist Learning Environment	p. 162
Summing Up	p. 168
What Would You Do?	p. 171
What Would You Do?	p. 173
What Would You Do?	p. 175
Motivational Makeover	p. 176
Lackluster Lesson Plan	p. 177
Pam's Motivational Makeover	p. 184
Final Thoughts	p. 187
Chapter Challenge	p. 188
Chapter Challenge: Answers	p. 189
Reflection Points	p. 190
References	p. 191
Index	p. 193
About the Authors	p. 199
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