How Prepared are Students for Postgraduate Study? A Comparison of the Information Literacy Skills of Commencing Undergraduate and Postgraduate Information Studies Students at Curtin University

Autor/in	Conway, Kate
Titel	How Prepared are Students for Postgraduate Study? A Comparison of the Information Literacy Skills of Commencing Undergraduate and Postgraduate Information Studies Students at Curtin University
Quelle	In: Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 42 (2011) 2, S.121-135 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0004-8623
Schlagwörter	Computer Assisted Instruction; Information Literacy; Work Experience; Information Skills; Foreign Countries; Surveys; Internet; Computer Mediated Communication; Higher Education; Undergraduate Students; Information Science; Library Associations; Vocational Education; Adult Education; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Informationskompetenz; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Orientierungswissen; Ausland; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Computerkonferenz; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Informationswissenschaft; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Australien
Abstract	This paper describes a study comparing the information literacy skills of commencing undergraduate and postgraduate Information Studies students at Curtin University. The study was conducted by means of an online multiple choice survey, which students completed during the first few weeks of their course. The results show that a number of both undergraduates and postgraduates have problems with basic information literacy skills, particularly those related to the use of traditional library tools, such as library catalogues. The study found that the only factors associated with differences in performance were postgraduate and undergraduate status (the primary variable examined), age, and previous work experience. (Contains 1 table and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10