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Great Expectations
Results from a Faculty Survey of Students’ Information
Literacy Proficiency
Margy MacMillan Brian Jackson Michelle Sinotte
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BackgroundMount Royal University
Undergraduate university
10,000 FTE
Avg. class size – 28
Information literacy instruction
> 600 sessions / year
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The Survey: • Importance and student proficiency by year of study related to:– Using various resource types– Assessment of resource use– Information literacy skills
• Means of information literacy skill development
Sent to all faculty (860)
100 completed surveys returned
Responses for each level of course
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Resources - Importance
Books Encyclopedias Scholarly Articles1
2
3
4
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Course Level 1Course Level 2Course Level 3Course Level 4
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Resources – Student Proficiency
Books Encyclopedias Scholarly Articles1
2
3
4
5
Course Level 1Course Level 2Course Level 3Course Level 4
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Assessment of Resources Use
More Important• Quality
• Relevance
• Accuracy of Citations
Less Important• Number
• Currency
• Variety
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IL Skills - Importance
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Course Level 1Course Level 2Course Level 3Course Level 4
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IL Skills - Proficiency
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Course Level 1Course Level 2Course Level 3Course Level 4
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Distinguishing Scholarly from Popular Material
1 2 3 40%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Instructor taughtLibrarian taught
Level of course
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Determining Information Need
1 2 3 40%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Instructor taughtLibrarian taught
Level of course
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Reading Scholarly Articles
1 2 3 40%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Instructor taughtLibrarian taught
Level of course
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Students learning on their own
Ability to distinguish scholarly from popular
material
Ability to determine what info they need to
answer their question(s)
Ability to read scholarly articles
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
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Skills obtained from previous courses – 1st year
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
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Implications:Faculty expect students to already have important skills
+
Students lack proficiency
=
Opportunity for instruction (of students and faculty)
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Thank you! Questions?