一个独特的大学生信息素质评价案例——美国加弗大学信息素质评价方法探析

运用美国加弗大学对大学生的信息素质评价方法,提供开展信息素质教育和评价工作的可操作性案例。     

高校图书馆的信息素质评价

信息素质评价是信息素质教育过程中的重要环节,文章探讨了信息素质评价的内容:方式评价和学生成果评价;信息素质评价的4个层次:满意度评价、通用信息素质能力评价、基于学科的信息素质能力评价、反馈评价;信息素质评价的方法:无指标评价与指标评价。     

大学生信息素质评价标准研究

文章简述信息素质教育及信息素质评价产生的背景.在综述国内外信息素质评价标准的基础上,试图设计出一套适合评价国内大学生信息素质的标准,并对测评方法展开了讨论.     

墨尔本大学艺术类信息素质能力指标体系探析

文章针对我国国内艺术类专业信息素质教育评价标准缺乏的问题,对澳大利亚墨尔本大学艺术类信息素质能力指标体系的基本概况和基本框架结构进行介绍,并从与通用层次信息素质能力指标体系的一致性、学科特色、本校特色、多层次评价标准四方面分析其基本特点,最后对该体系对我国艺术类高校开展信息素质教育的借鉴意义进行了讨论。     

职业技术院校学生信息素质评价指标体系研究

文章在借鉴国内外信息素质评价标准和把握信息素质内涵和评价要素的基础上提出了职业技术院校学生信息素质评价指标体系初步方案,并运用德尔菲法修订指标体系。然后,依据信息素质评价指标体系编制信息素质调查量表,并应用主成份因子分析法对指标体系进行验证性因子分析。研究结果表明,职业技术院校学生信息素质评价指标体系具有较强的适用性和可操作性,其各项评价指标对信息素质具有很好的解释能力,可以很好地进行测量。     

信息素质与创新人才能力培养刍议

依据创新人才素质的特征和创新人才应具备的能力，阐述了信息素质在培养创新人才能力中的重要性，提出了应加强高校信息专业教师自身的信息素质教育以及如何培养大学生创新人才能力的对策。     

大学生信息能力教育评价研究

对大学生信息能力教育评价进行了研究。简述了大学生信息能力教育评价的理论参考;界定了大学生信息能力教育评价的主要方面,即信息知识、信息能力（技能）、信息道德;阐述了评价大学生信心教育能力的基本原则,即客观性原则、可行性原则、有效性原则、和谐性原则。     

论信息素质

论述了信息化社会中实施信息素质教育的重要意义，阐述了信息素质教育的内容体系：信息基础知识、信息意识、信息能力、信息思维的教育。     

高校馆与大学生信息素质培养

信息素质是主体生存发展和发挥社会作用的基本条件。培养大学生的信息素质，对其个人和社会的发展，都具有重大意义。高校馆应通过各种途径、采取各种对策措施，加强对大学生的信息素质培养。     

基层公共图书馆读者信息素质现状及对策

本文通过对基层公共图书馆读者信息素质现状的调查分析,指出了基层读者在信息素质方面存在的不足,分析了原因,探讨了基层公共图书馆实施信息素质教育应采取的对策和措施。     

Assessment and Perception of Information Literacy Skills Among Teacher Education Students

This study aims to assess the information literacy skills of a sample of undergraduate teacher education students and explore their perceptions about those skills. Participants completed iSkills, an online assessment from the Educational Testing Service aligned with the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Standards, and a subsample participated in focus-group discussions regarding their test experience and perceptions of information literacy. This article focuses on the qualitative findings from these discussions. Participants were unfamiliar with the term “information literacy” but see it as essential to their success and that of their future students, especially in the context of a diverse, urban school district.     

Information Literacy Assessment

SUMMARY

This column presents an annotated list of seven recent articles on the topic of information literacy assessment.     

Distance Learners' Self-efficacy and Information Literacy Skills

This study investigates distance learners' information literacy skills in using digital library resources and the factors (online learning and information manipulation) that correlate with learners' information seeking self-efficacy. In addition, distance learners' preferences with regard to digital resources selection and interests of developing information seeking skills were examined. 3517 students enrolled in one or more distance education courses were invited to participate in the online survey; 219 students completed the survey, for a response rate of 6.2%. The results revealed that distance learners who have higher self-efficacy for information seeking and proficiency in information manipulation exhibited higher self-efficacy for online learning. Moreover, students with high self-efficacy demonstrated superior knowledge of digital resources selection. Students who have low self-efficacy with regard to information seeking were more likely to express interest in learning how to use the library resources, although learning techniques for database searching was the exception.     

Games to Improve Students Information Literacy Skills

Abstract

As digital natives enter higher education, there is the need to improve their information skills but they often overestimate their information research skills and are unfamiliar with the library. The serious games give the opportunity for innovative and engaging approaches to information literacy learning. The paper describes NAVIGATE - Information Literacy: a Game-based Learning Approach for Avoiding Fake Content, a project funded by Erasmus?+?program. The Project aims to improve the competences to avoid fake content of the higher education students in the Humanities. The paper focuses on the comparative analysis of the students’ skills gap and the difficulty of actually assessing the learning improvement achieved by games, highlighting the lessons learned and the open issues.     

Mainstreaming Information Literacy Skills Into a Social Enterprise Environment

The need for the integration of information literacy (IL) into the world of social enterprise (organizations that apply market-based strategies to achieve a social purpose) is critical for like organizations providing workforce development services to disabled populations. The skill set associated with IL is vital to the success of this population to achieve economic self sufficiency. Disability Program Navigators trained in information sciences and placed into community-based One Stop Career Centers can serve as the gatekeepers for, and trainers on, the multiple resources available to support this goal. This article examines an exciting new program model that charts the course for expanding collaborative IL and social enterprise pilots nationwide.     

Improving and Assessing Information Literacy Skills through Faculty-Librarian Collaboration

Academic libraries provide value to their institutions on many levels, one of which is information literacy (IL) instruction. Librarians have the opportunity to guide students through the research process, teach students how to think critically, evaluate resources, and use resources ethically. It is beneficial for librarians to assess student learning after these sessions to demonstrate how libraries support the academic mission of their institutions. This article will address ways to assess the effectiveness of integrating information literacy into college courses by taking a close look at a partnership developed between a professor and two librarians at a small, private four-year institution.     

Integrating Assessment into Recurring Information Literacy Instruction

SUMMARY

Information literacy instruction is integrated into the distance education program in library and information science (LEEP) at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). This article describes the LEEP program and the library services provided to its students. Published research on LEEP and related topics in librarianship is reviewed. Student evaluations of library instructional sessions have been gathered since 2002, shared with teaching faculty and administrators, and used to improve and promote information literacy instruction within LEEP. In the fall of 2005, the instructional model for LEEP was adapted to the on-campus environment. Preliminary analysis of the on-campus student evaluations suggests that modifications are needed to deliver an equivalent learning experience to all LIS students at UIUC, whether on-campus or off.     

Four Pedagogical Approaches in Helping Students Learn Information Literacy Skills

In spring 2012, Rider University librarians heightened their collaboration with classroom faculty to teach students in core writing classes information literacy (IL) skills during IL instruction (ILI) sessions. This quasi-experimental study assessed four pedagogical approaches for single or multi-session ILI. The conventional approach, which involves lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on time, was used in both the control and the experimental groups. The three experimental groups involved: (a) assigning students to preview the class Research Guide and take a graded quiz (Preview group), (b) engaging interactively with students during the ILI session (Active Learning group), and (c) providing multiple instruction and follow-up sessions (Multi-session group). A different pretest and posttest based on the first two ACRL Information Competency Standards for Higher Education (2000) were developed for assessment. The results showed that student knowledge of concepts included in the training improved significantly in both the control and the experimental groups, but no differences were found among the teaching methods employed. The qualitative analysis revealed that the professor in the Preview group who integrated IL cohesively in her assignments experienced more satisfactory learning outcomes. The overall low scores suggest that more powerful instruction strategies besides diversified pedagogies are needed to significantly enhance long-term retention.     

Perceptions of Faculty about Information Literacy Skills of Postgraduate Engineering Students

Purpose: This study identifies perceptions of faculty about the current level of information literacy (IL) skills of engineering students in higher education in Pakistan. It may help to design better IL programs for the tertiary level students. Methodology: The study used ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Science and Engineering/Technology as the basis to assess these perceptions. Teachers of the National University of Science & Technology (NUST), who were teaching engineering students of postgraduate level, were selected as population. A structured questionnaire was sent to 113 faculty members and the response remained 80 percent. Paired samples t-test was used for data analysis through Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Findings: Research indicates that faculty perceived IL skills of their PhD level students higher than those of MS level students. Originality: The term “Information literacy” is yet new on the Pakistani library scene. Regarding perceptions of faculty about information literacy skills of their students so far no study has been carried out in Pakistan. This study will help to identify existing IL skills of Pakistani students of university level, their requirements and how these requirements can be best fulfilled.