What Do Freshmen Really Know about Research? Assess before You Teach
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2005
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| author | Caspers, Jean Bernhisel, Steven Mark |
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| contents | What Do Freshmen Really Know about Research? Assess before You Teach Caspers, Jean Bernhisel, Steven Mark Library Research Literacy Information Literacy College Students Student Attitudes Information Skills The paper describes an effort to assess the information literacy skills of first year college students. An instrument was developed and information was gathered on students' experience and comfort in conducting library research as well as their perceived competence with specific information literacy skills. In addition, students completed a skills test to assess specific knowledge and skills relating to information literacy. Entering freshmen generally self-reported their skills to be less than "excellent." This finding was supported by the results of the skills test. Strengths and weaknesses in information literacy skills are reported as well as implications for librarians who assess and teach these skills to students. |
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| publishDate | 2005 |
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| spellingShingle | What Do Freshmen Really Know about Research? Assess before You Teach Caspers, Jean Bernhisel, Steven Mark Library Research Literacy Information Literacy College Students Student Attitudes Information Skills What Do Freshmen Really Know about Research? Assess before You Teach Caspers, Jean Bernhisel, Steven Mark Library Research Literacy Information Literacy College Students Student Attitudes Information Skills The paper describes an effort to assess the information literacy skills of first year college students. An instrument was developed and information was gathered on students' experience and comfort in conducting library research as well as their perceived competence with specific information literacy skills. In addition, students completed a skills test to assess specific knowledge and skills relating to information literacy. Entering freshmen generally self-reported their skills to be less than "excellent." This finding was supported by the results of the skills test. Strengths and weaknesses in information literacy skills are reported as well as implications for librarians who assess and teach these skills to students. |
| title | What Do Freshmen Really Know about Research? Assess before You Teach |
| topic | Library Research Literacy Information Literacy College Students Student Attitudes Information Skills |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ763691 |