Subjects
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
Document Type
Research Article
Abstract
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.
DOI
10.15760/comminfolit.2015.9.2.184
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/22364
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Recommended Citation
Goetz, J. E., & Barber, C. R. (2015). Evaluating a Pre-session Exercise in a Standalone Information Literacy Class. Communications in Information Literacy, 9 (2), 176-185. https://doi.org/10.15760/comminfolit.2015.9.2.184