Assessing college students' information literacy competencies using a librarian role-playing method |
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| Affiliation: | 1. The University of Texas at Austin School of Information, 1616 Guadalupe St, Suite #5.202, Austin, TX 78701, USA;2. University of Michigan Library, 919 South University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA;3. University of Michigan School of Information, 105 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA;1. College of Public Administration, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China;2. School of Information Management, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China;1. Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;2. Department of Library Management, Faculty of Information Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Selangor Branch, Puncak Perdana Campus, Section U10, 40150 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia;1. Department of Instruction and Leadership in Education, Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA;2. Department of Professional Learning and Innovation, Georgia College and State University, 231 W. Hancock St., Milledgeville, GA 31061, USA;3. Department of Library, Archive and Information Studies, Pusan National University, 2, Busandaehak-ro, 63 beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea;1. Social Change Enabling Capability Platform, RMIT University, 124 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia;2. Deakin University, Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia;3. Intersect, 300 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Exploring benefits and drawbacks of using a librarian role-playing method to assess student information literacy competencies enables researchers to move beyond existing methods that tend to rely on self-reports of attitude, confidence, and behavior. Two empirical studies are presented in which a librarian role-playing activity was employed along with card-sorting exercises and interviews. Thirty-two first- and second year undergraduate students participated in these two studies, during which they were instructed to imagine themselves as librarians and demonstrate how they would assist users in searching for information (Study 1) and evaluating particular sources (Study 2). Findings indicate that college students are able to use the role-playing method to perform, demonstrate, and explain their search behavior and source evaluation strategies without difficulty or discomfort. Results show that this method is effective for eliciting student reflections on and understandings of their own information literacy competencies. |
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| Keywords: | Librarian Role-playing Performance-based method for assessing information literacy competencies Information literacy in searching and evaluation skills |
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