Post-graduate health promotion students assess their information literacy
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01/10/2012
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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine post-graduate health promotion students’ self-perceptions of information literacy skills prior to, and after completing PILOT, an online information literacy tutorial. Design/methodology/approach – Post graduate students at Queensland University of Technology enrolled in PUP038 New Developments in Health Promotion completed a pre- and post- self-assessment questionnaire. From 2008-2011 students were required to rate their academic writing and research skills before and after completing the PILOT online information literacy tutorial. Quantitative trends and qualitative themes were analysed to establish students’ self-assessment and the effectiveness of the PILOT tutorial. Findings – The results from four years of post-graduate students’ self-assessment questionnaires provide evidence of perceived improvements in information literacy skills after completing PILOT. Some students continued to have trouble with locating quality information and analysis as well as issues surrounding referencing and plagiarism. Feedback was generally positive and students’ responses indicated they found the tutorial highly beneficial in improving their research skills. Originality/value - This paper is original because it describes post-graduate health promotion students’ self-assessment of information literacy skills over a period of four years. The literature is limited in the health promotion domain and self-assessment of post-graduate students’ information literacy skills. Keywords – Self-assessment, Post-graduate, Information literacy, Library instruction, Higher education, Health promotion, Evidence-based practice Paper Type - Research paper |
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Emerald |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/50319/1/Hodgens_Sendall_and_Evans_2012__PG_Health_Promotion_Students_Assess_thier_Information_Literacy_RSR_eP.pdf http://leeds2.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=0090-7324&volume=40&issue=3&articleid=17048170&show=html Hodgens, Catherine, Sendall, Marguerite C., & Evans, Lynn (2012) Post-graduate health promotion students assess their information literacy. Reference Services Review, 40(3), pp. 408-422. |
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Copyright 2012 Emerald |
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Division of Technology, Information and Learning Support; Faculty of Health; School of Public Health & Social Work |
Palavras-Chave | #080704 Information Retrieval and Web Search #111712 Health Promotion #130209 Medicine Nursing and Health Curriculum and Pedagogy #Self-assessment #Post-graduate #Library instruction #Information literacy #Higher education #Evidence-based practice #HERN |
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Journal Article |