«The Impact of New York's School
Libraries on Student Achievement and Motivation: Phase I.» American Association of School Librarians.
«The Impact of New York's School
Libraries on Student Achievement and Motivation: Phase II — In - Depth Study.»
Impact of School
Libraries on Student Achievement: a Review of the Research - Report for the Australian School Library Association by Michele Lonsdale Australian Council for Educational Research, 2003.
In this article from 2001, Keith Curry Lance, former director of LRS, addresses the amount of research conducted on the impact of school
libraries on student achievement, and summarizes the common findings.
This article examines existing literature on the impact made by school
libraries on student achievement, as well as the effect of this literature on school - library advocacy.
According to a 2011 NY Comprehensive Center Information Brief: Impact of School
Libraries on Student Achievement, «effective school library programs can serves as consistent drivers for student achievement in times of constant changes and churning educational reform.»
Not exact matches
A new research center at Rutgers University intends to build
on evidence that well - equipped school
library media centers can boost
student achievement.
Certified school
library media specialists have a significant impact
on student achievement by motivating
students to read and helping them to find level appropriate reading materials, teaching them to locate and evaluate authoritative information sources, and preparing them for success in college and careers.
By: Steve Sheldon and Marcy Davis Research
on school
libraries has found that
libraries are often underused yet valuable resources that can have a positive impact
on student achievement.
As technology has increased in the school environment,
library media specialists have been
on the forefront to embrace it as another educational tool to increase
student academic
achievement.
Studies conducted in twelve states by Keith Lance, Ross Todd, and others have shown the positive impact that a strong
library media program has
on student academic
achievement.
These combined efforts have enabled us to maintain a highly qualified staff and ensures that
students and staff members will have
library media programs that focus
on the delivery of twenty - first - century learning instruction, information and technology learning competencies, reading
achievement, and extend
student learning in all curricular content areas.
This absence gives little guidance for districts wanting to evaluate school
library services and their impact
on student achievement.
In this report, the Center for Digital Literacy examines the effect of school
libraries on not only
student achievement, but also
on students» motivation for learning,
students with disabilities, technology use, and families and communities.
This article discusses the effect of a one - room
library on students»
achievement in a remote village in Uganda.
The impact of school
library services
on student achievement and the implications for advocacy: A review of the literature.
Also, the resource presents a thorough literature review of past research
on the topic of school
library media programs and their impact
on student achievement.
Proof of the power: Recent research
on the impact of school
library media programs
on the academic
achievement of U.S. public school
students.
The study focused
on students from three different California high schools — only one of which had a
library media program — and found that the
students who came from the high school with a
library had much higher levels of
achievement.
Although numerous studies of school
libraries in other states have proven that well - funded, well - staffed school
library programs have a positive impact
on student achievement, a 2008 meeting with Lucille Davy, then NJ Education Commissioner, prompted NJASL to commission a New Jersey study to clearly answer the following questions:
This infographic from the Library Research Service (LRS) focuses
on the link between school
libraries and
student achievement.
The positions are being eliminated — I believe because of the lack of direct data within our school or district that shows what we do has an impact
on student achievement, even though dozens of studies show that we do, such as the Keith Curry Lance studies in Colorado (http://www.lrs.org/documents/lmcstudies/CO/CO2brochure.pdf): «Schools with well - developed
library media programs average 10 - 15 % / 18 % higher reading scores.»
«What impact does the
library media center have
on student academic
achievement in alternative placements?»
directs the ALA Presidential Task Force
on School Librarians to lead the Association in its continued mission to address the urgent need for advocacy for school
libraries and school librarians; and to address the impact of the de-professionalization and curtailment of school
library instructional programs
on students and
student achievement, continuing to engage librarians of all types from across the association to advocate for school
libraries, which are imperative to the survival and success of all
libraries;
provides evidence of the positive impact of school librarians and
libraries on student learning, while confirming that when school librarian staffing is reduced,
student achievement in English language arts (ELA) suffers.
WHEREAS, Numerous research studies conducted in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Texas have shown a high correlation between exemplary school
library programs led by a certified school librarian and
student achievement on state standardized tests; and
USE the results of the NJ Study of School
Libraries to inform and educate state and local policy makers, parents, teachers, and other members of your school community about the positive impact well - funded, well - staffed school
library programs have
on student achievement.