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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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2018
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1183839 |
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- They Found It--Now Do They Bother? An Analysis of First-Year Synthesis Carlozzi, Michael J. Information Literacy Academic Libraries Librarians Library Science College Freshmen College English Freshman Composition Statistical Analysis English Departments Scoring Rubrics Partnerships in Education This paper presents assessment data from a first-year writing library partnership to examine the relationship between student source use and written synthesis. It finds that first-year students could locate peer-reviewed, scholarly sources but that these sources were poorly integrated in their arguments--if they were used at all. In contrast, it finds that students attempted to synthesize their in-class reading material, suggesting that students "tack on" outside sources. Ultimately, this paper argues that librarians may want to consider shifting their instructional focus from traditional one-shot sessions to other solutions recommended by the literature.