Evaluating a Pre-session Exercise in a Standalone Information Literacy Class
In this study, researchers evaluate a homework exercise assigned before a standalone information literacy session. Students in a Master of Education program completed a worksheet using the ERIC database thesaurus. The researchers conducted pre- and posttests within a single library session to assess...
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Communications in Information Literacy
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| description | In this study, researchers evaluate a homework exercise assigned before a standalone information literacy session. Students in a Master of Education program completed a worksheet using the ERIC database thesaurus. The researchers conducted pre- and posttests within a single library session to assess student learning, using a control group for comparison. The treatment group did not demonstrate better thesaurus skills than students who had regular library instruction alone, but results pointed the way to targeted improvements of pre-session learning materials. This approach could inform other information literacy homework applications such as flipping the classroom. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-127c53666cfd4b9a819426fda0f867fd2022-12-22T03:29:29ZengCommunications in Information LiteracyCommunications in Information Literacy1933-59542015-12-019217618510.15760/comminfolit.2015.9.2.184Evaluating a Pre-session Exercise in a Standalone Information Literacy ClassJoseph E. Goetz0Catherine R. Barber1Rice UniversityUniversity of St. ThomasIn this study, researchers evaluate a homework exercise assigned before a standalone information literacy session. Students in a Master of Education program completed a worksheet using the ERIC database thesaurus. The researchers conducted pre- and posttests within a single library session to assess student learning, using a control group for comparison. The treatment group did not demonstrate better thesaurus skills than students who had regular library instruction alone, but results pointed the way to targeted improvements of pre-session learning materials. This approach could inform other information literacy homework applications such as flipping the classroom.http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/22364evaluation of instruction; assessment of student learning; standalone (one-shot) information literacy sessions; quasi-experimental design; pretest-posttest assessment; control groups; performance assessments; homework assignments |
| spellingShingle | Joseph E. Goetz Catherine R. Barber Evaluating a Pre-session Exercise in a Standalone Information Literacy Class Communications in Information Literacy evaluation of instruction; assessment of student learning; standalone (one-shot) information literacy sessions; quasi-experimental design; pretest-posttest assessment; control groups; performance assessments; homework assignments |
| title | Evaluating a Pre-session Exercise in a Standalone Information Literacy Class |
| title_full | Evaluating a Pre-session Exercise in a Standalone Information Literacy Class |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating a Pre-session Exercise in a Standalone Information Literacy Class |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating a Pre-session Exercise in a Standalone Information Literacy Class |
| title_short | Evaluating a Pre-session Exercise in a Standalone Information Literacy Class |
| title_sort | evaluating a pre session exercise in a standalone information literacy class |
| topic | evaluation of instruction; assessment of student learning; standalone (one-shot) information literacy sessions; quasi-experimental design; pretest-posttest assessment; control groups; performance assessments; homework assignments |
| url | http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/22364 |
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