Exploring Information Literacy of Teachers

Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the level of information literacy of teachers of Bileh Savar city in Iran. In this study, awareness and use of information resources by teachers and their knowledge and skills in assessing, evaluating and using various types of information sources...

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Main Authors: Parvin Ghassemi, Alireza Noruzi
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Language:fas
Published: University of Tehran 2017-05-01
Series:تحقیقات کتابداری و اطلاع‌رسانی دانشگاهی
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Online Access:https://jlib.ut.ac.ir/article_59446_445f6451bf63714651179d0c9a55fe11.pdf
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description Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the level of information literacy of teachers of Bileh Savar city in Iran. In this study, awareness and use of information resources by teachers and their knowledge and skills in assessing, evaluating and using various types of information sources were analyzed. The results of this study can be used to improve the quality of teaching and learning in the schools.Methods: The research methodology is descriptive-survey. The DAS questionnaire, consisting of 55 questions based on five standards of information literacy, was used to collect the data. In order to analyze the data, the Pearson correlation test, t-test and ANOVA were used.Results: The results show that the information literacy of teachers of Bileh Savar city was lower than the middle level. These findings confirm the research hypothesis. The results also indicated that there was no significant relationship between age, experience and gender of teachers and the level of information literacy; but there was a significant relationship between teachers' academic degree and their information literacy level.Conclusion: Based on the findings of the current study, we conclude that the information literacy skills of teachers of Bileh Savar city were lower than the mean.
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spelling doaj.art-659be0381a7b47f596dd0e34e74374772023-01-30T18:59:52ZfasUniversity of Tehranتحقیقات کتابداری و اطلاع‌رسانی دانشگاهی2783-46382017-05-015116610.22059/jlib.2016.5944659446Exploring Information Literacy of TeachersParvin Ghassemi0Alireza Noruzi1MSc., Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, IranDepartment of Knowledge and Information Science; Faculty of Management; University of Tehran; Tehran, IranObjective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the level of information literacy of teachers of Bileh Savar city in Iran. In this study, awareness and use of information resources by teachers and their knowledge and skills in assessing, evaluating and using various types of information sources were analyzed. The results of this study can be used to improve the quality of teaching and learning in the schools.Methods: The research methodology is descriptive-survey. The DAS questionnaire, consisting of 55 questions based on five standards of information literacy, was used to collect the data. In order to analyze the data, the Pearson correlation test, t-test and ANOVA were used.Results: The results show that the information literacy of teachers of Bileh Savar city was lower than the middle level. These findings confirm the research hypothesis. The results also indicated that there was no significant relationship between age, experience and gender of teachers and the level of information literacy; but there was a significant relationship between teachers' academic degree and their information literacy level.Conclusion: Based on the findings of the current study, we conclude that the information literacy skills of teachers of Bileh Savar city were lower than the mean.https://jlib.ut.ac.ir/article_59446_445f6451bf63714651179d0c9a55fe11.pdfinformation literacyteacherseducationbileh savar cityiran
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تحقیقات کتابداری و اطلاع‌رسانی دانشگاهی
information literacy
teachers
education
bileh savar city
iran
title Exploring Information Literacy of Teachers
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title_short Exploring Information Literacy of Teachers
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teachers
education
bileh savar city
iran
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