Uncovering the information literacy skills of first-generation and provisionally admitted students
Date
2021-01
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Elsevier
Abstract
Librarians have experimented with a variety of instructional models, from one-shots to tutorials to semester-long information literacy courses, to increase the impact of information literacy instruction. This study assessed the information literacy gains of students who participated in the pilot of a new instructional model, in which librarians developed and taught a first-year composition course aimed at first-generation, provisionally-admitted college students. This project demonstrated that this model improved students' performance on a standardized information literacy assessment in comparison with students who received instruction in the form of a one-shot instruction session. The study also explored the information literacy knowledge and skills of students targeted by this approach, including first-year students, first-generation students, and provisionally-admitted students.
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information literacy, first generation college students, library instruction
Citation
Graves, S.J., LeMire, S., & Anders, K.C. (2021). Uncovering the information literacy skills of first-generation and provisionally admitted students. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 47(1), 102260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2020.102260