Assessing the Value of Course-Embedded Information Literacy on Student Learning and Achievement
Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: A team at the University of California, Merced, collaborated to evaluate the value of integrating information literacy into introductory composition courses through a curriculum developed by librarians and writing faculty. Using a mixed-methods approach, the team investigated the impact of the curriculum on students’ learning and achievement at the end of their first semester of college. Students participating in the curriculum demonstrated greater gains than their peers in using suitable sources and presenting arguments and multiple viewpoints with evidence. This learning did not translate to higher student achievement as represented by course grades and grade point average.
Source: College & Research Libraries
DOI: 10.5860/crl.77.2.164
Authors: Sara Davidson Squibb, Susan Mikkelsen
Institution: University of California, Merced
Language: English
Subfield: Library and Information Sciences
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2290047149