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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1998
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ580130 |
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- Things They Carry: Attitudes toward, Opinions about, and Knowledge of Libraries and Research among Incoming College Students. Geffert, Bryn Christensen, Beth Academic Achievement Academic Libraries Class Size College Freshmen Grade Point Average Higher Education Information Seeking Library Research Library Skills Library Surveys Prior Learning Scores Self Evaluation (Individuals) Sex Differences Student Attitudes A study of 521 incoming college freshman found correlations between student performance and high school class size, gender, grade point average, and previous experience with library research. Found no correlation between test scores and self-confidence, comfort in libraries, or self-assessment of library skills. Includes a student first-week library survey. (PEN)