Assessing the TIP online information literacy tutorial

Autor: Lori Phillips, Jenny Garcia, Mary Ann Harlow, Bryan P. Tronstad
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Reference Services Review. 37:54-64
ISSN: 0090-7324
DOI: 10.1108/00907320910934995
Popis: PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to report on the results of a study that assessed whether students learned information literacy concepts after taking the interactive online Tutorial for Information Power (TIP).Design/methodology/approachThe methodology and design involved a pre‐ and post‐test assessment of students who completed an online tutorial.FindingsStudents who spent more time working through the tutorial had a statistically significant increase from their post‐test to their pre‐test scores.Research limitations/implicationsStatistically significant results reported from this study are of interest to the educational community involved with the teaching and assessment of information literacy.Practical implicationsThis study offers a successful model for evaluating student learning from an online tutorial.Originality/valueThis study is one of the few in the literature addressing the assessment of information literacy and online tutorials.
Databáze: OpenAIRE