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Critical Reading Across the Engineering Disciplines

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2023-01

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Weaver, Kari D.
Mercer, Kathryn
Howcroft, Jennifer

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Association of College and Research Libraries a Division of the American Library Association

Abstract

Engineering students spend a significant amount of time discovering, evaluating, and reading/interpreting information. This book chapter discusses the existing knowledge around undergraduate engineering student information and critical reading practices and presents a case study that provides a successful pedagogical strategy to address these salient issues in the classroom.

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information literacy, engineering design, pedagogical strategies, critical reading

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