Promoting Information Literacy of Pre-Medical Students through Project-Based Learning: A Pilot Study

Autor/inn/en	Saliba, Reya; Mussleman, Paul; Fernandes, Melanie; Bendriss, Rachid
Titel	Promoting Information Literacy of Pre-Medical Students through Project-Based Learning: A Pilot Study
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 5 (2017) 4, S.1-11 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2202-9478
Schlagwörter	Mixed Methods Research; Learning Activities; Metacognition; Critical Thinking; Librarian Teacher Cooperation; Information Literacy; English for Academic Purposes; Semitic Languages; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Focus Groups; Medical Education; Student Projects; Active Learning; Role; Foreign Countries; Surveys; Premedical Students; Qatar + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernaktivität; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Kritisches Denken; Informationskompetenz; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Medizinische Ausbildung; Schulprojekt; Aktives Lernen; Rollen; Ausland; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Katar
Abstract	This study describes the implementation of information literacy (IL) skills through the use of the project-based learning (PjBL) method in an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course. Participants were Arabic speaking students enrolled in the Foundation Program that prepared them for the pre-medical curriculum in a U.S. medical college in the State of Qatar. A mixed methods approach consisting of a survey, three focus groups, and instructors' observations was used to gather the needed data. The results showed a significant increase in students' advanced research skills. This study emphasizes the benefit of using the PjBL method to develop students' IL skills. It also reinforces the vital role of faculty-librarian partnership in designing learning activities that engage students, foster their critical thinking, and develop their metacognitive skills. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01