Education

Libraries are the cornerstones of our information society. It is very important to have accessible independent information resources available to preserve our knowledge. National Libraries like the Dutch Koninklijke Bibiotheek have an important task in the long-term preservation of national cultural heritage. Internationally (for English-oriented resources) does the the US Library of Congress have...
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For more than 10 years I have been interested in education and the systems used for education. My primary focus and intention was to satisfy my personal curiosity and because of that I have been a strong supporter of student oriented modular education which is now also known as the ‘ cafetaria’ model, education...
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What’s Your Learning Style? Most of us start (or started) back to school each year full of enthusiasm and ambition. This year, we say, I will buckle down, stay on top of things, and get good grades. How often...
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Successful information problem-solving encompasses six stages with two sub-stages under each: 1. Task Definition 1.1 Define the information problem 1.2 Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem) 2. Information Seeking Strategies 2.1 Determine the...
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A wise system of education will at least teach us how little man yet knows, how much he has still to learn. J Lubbock, The pleasure of life. Why do we learn? We learn to shape our various intelligences. A general definition of intelligence is the ability to create useful products and solve daily problems. In history...
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General knowledge system All our human knowledge comes from experience perceived by our senses. Seeing with our eyes (visual), hearing with our ears (auditory), feeling with our hands, body and internally (kinesthetically), smell with our nose (olfactory) and taste with our mouth and tongue (gustatory). In the past this gathered data and information was classified...
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