Information Literacy Skills - Science topic

This study focuses on assessing the digital information literacy skills of postgraduate students at Dibrugarh University in Assam. In today’s digital era, information is predominantly available in digital formats, requiring individuals to possess adequate literacy skills. The researchers utilized questionnaires to collect data from postgraduate stu...

Project-based learning engages students in the collaborative design of generating and seeking answers to questions. Students work independently and creatively, to plan, execute, and make necessary adjustments to produce high-quality work, while developing competent twenty-first-century skills. These skills include critical thinking, collaboration,...

Background In an increasingly digital age, students rely heavily on web resources to access health information. However, evaluating the reliability and relevance of such information is crucial for informed decision‐making. This study examines the importance of students' health information literacy skills (HILS) as mediators, particularly their abil...

The 21st century has witnessed a transformative shift in the role of librarians, driven by rapid advancements in information and communication technologies (ICTs). This research explores the critical importance of information literacy skills among librarians and their impact on service delivery in the modern library environment. Information literac...

Library information literacy efforts are often heavily concentrated at the first-year level. This study examined undergraduate information literacy skills across all four years of college, revealing that information literacy skill development is not linear across class years. This finding suggests that librarians should not assume that students pas...

This study examines the influence of information and communication technology and information literacy skills on library use among students of tertiary institutions in Borno state. The study was guided by three (3) objectives and three (3) research questions. A survey research design was adopted for the study and seventeen thousand five hundred and...

coined the term 'Information Literacy' in 1974 for the first time and articulated as information-literate "anyone who had learned to use a wide range of information sources in order to solve problems at work and in his or her daily life". The UK-based Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) has defined Information Liter...

This study investigated the Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) and Information Literacy (IL) skills of librarians in Kerala's Aided and Unaided college libraries. A stratified random sample of 222 librarians provided data via a structured questionnaire covering demographics, educational background, professional experience, and specific competencie...

With the growing size and complexity of library collections coupled with the explosion of medical information in diverse formats, medical students require competencies in identifying, locating, retrieving, evaluating, synthesizing, and effectively utilizing information. There is a need, therefore, for medical students to acquire Information Literac...

The purpose of this study was to examine the information literacy skills of undergraduates of Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria. Specifically, the research aimed to identify how undergraduates acquire their information literacy skills, investigate the level of information literacy skills among undergraduates of Bowen University, and identi...

Information Literacy is essential for each individual to obtain the required Information from the vast availability of resources. With Information Literacy, one can identify, evaluate, apply and acknowledge the source of Information. Information Literate evolution plays a important function in the growth of the Nation. Significant steps need to be...

Information literacy is an ability that accommodates 21st-century skills. The aim of this research is to determine students' literacy skills in essays prepared with the help of mind mapping. This type of research is descriptive quantitative with the population namely students for the 2020/2021 academic year who have contracted the Criticism and Ess...

The research aims to examine the influence of media and information literacy (MIL) skills on the individual work performance of academic staff of colleges of education. Researchers discovered that many educational professionals need more MIL skills to support their job performance. This set of skills required for effective research and information...

It is no longer just an opinion but a fact that the only way to prevent a catastrophic future for humanity on a planetary scale is to introduce sustainable practices in all areas of human endeavour. The key role in these processes is activity to education. The aim of this study is to investigate the perceptions of Slovenian secondary school student...

The current study furthers the understanding of the Information Literacy (IL) competency skill levels between the health science and non-health science students in the United Arab Emirates. IL-HUMASS survey on information literacy questionnaire was partially adopted (17 categories) for surveying the IL competency skill levels between the Health and...

This study explores the realm of information literacy amongst Moroccan English department students, unravelling the intricacies of their abilities in developing a research strategy. Getting data from the Standardized Assessment of Information Literacy Skills (SAILS) test, the research scrutinizes the performance of undergraduate, graduate, and doct...

The fundamental aspect of acquiring knowledge is rooted in information, making the concept of learning essential to information literacy. Often, young children are encouraged to explore beyond their textbooks to gain a deeper understanding of various subjects, phenomena, or terms. Consequently, in order for individuals to actively engage in the wor...

This paper x-rays information literacy skills and use of library's information resources by undergraduate students of Niger Delta University, Bayelsa state, Nigeria. Information literacy skills include those literacy skills that enable an individual to identify the kind or type of information needed, determine the extent of information required, ac...

The key purpose of this study is to explore digital information literacy skills among library users. It also tries to identify the various types of digital information literacy skills and find constraints affecting the related skills and competencies of library users in their information-seeking practices. This paper aims to explore the role that d...

The research aims to examine the influence of media and information literacy (MIL) skills on the individual work performance of academic staff of colleges of education. Researchers discovered that many educational professionals need more MIL skills to support their job performance. This set of skills required for effective research and information...

Information literacy skills are a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate and use effectively the needed information. This study aims to investigate the level of information literacy skills in the use of electronic resources among undergraduate students at UiTM Puncak P...

Digital technologies in all forms have become ubiquitous in our media-rich, modern information society, but the connection between their use and information literacy is not always clear. This paper examines the impact of daily use of digital technologies on the reading and information literacy skills of 15-year-old students in Slovenia, based on da...

This study investigates the utilization of information literacy (IL) skills among faculty members in affiliated colleges of Tumkur University, Karnataka. Information literacy is crucial for educators to effectively access, evaluate, and utilize information resources in teaching, research, and professional development. Despite its importance, there...

Information literacy is a set of skills that everyone needs in finding information. The existence of information literacy encourages a person to be able to think more critically and be able to add new knowledge related to new concepts in the world of education. Information literacy skills are needed in today's digital era. The goal is to be able to...

This study designed a technologically integrated course to develop the information literacy skills of 100 first-year students from the Faculty of Arts, Silpakorn University, Thailand. The Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) model was integrated into an information literacy skills instructional design. A pre-and post-test design was...

This paper explores the landscape of information literacy skills and library user education in tertiary institutions in Nigeria, focusing on the issues and challenges faced in imparting these essential skills. Information literacy skills, encompassing information seeking, evaluation, organization, and ethical use, play a pivotal role in the academi...

This paper reports the findings of a study on information literacy (IL) skills and competencies of nursing students at the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences in Malawi. This study adopted a cross-sectional descriptive design. The population for this study was nursing students of Kamuzu University of Health Sciences. Quantitative and qualitative d...

The infodemic that emerged in the scenario of the SARS-CoV2 pandemic brought to light the intrinsic relationship between information competence - and specifically Health Informational Literacy - and the development of good experiences towards the care of people's health and well-being. This research has the objective to map the scientific productio...

The study explored information literacy skills and utilization of electronic in formation resources by undergraduate Computer Science students in Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive research design, with a population of 398 students, comprising 300 and 400 levels students. A sample o...

"In the information society, the concept of IL is at the center of educational research. In higher education, university teachers and students need to keep up with current research trends in the application of IL skills. The generation, processing and storage of information has never been more marked in any age, as Manuel Castel writes in his work...

Online platform-based e-learning makes use of a variety of technologies as communication and information mediums, encouraging students to engage in productive and worthwhile learning activitiesThis study intends to ascertain the abilities and impact of students' technological and informational literacy on their participation in online learning acti...

Information literacy (IL) skills are essential components of the university curriculum which enable to create quality graduates in the time of explosion of information sources, and media. Information Literacy skills are the foundation to deep learning, independent learning, and lifelong learning, resulting in critical and creative thinking skills a...

This project aimed to better understand the impact and student experience of an innovative teaching strategy focused on information literacy (IL) for first-year undergraduate nursing students. Information literacy (IL) involves the development of a set of abilities essential for higher education learners, such as the ability to identify, critically...

Information literacy is an essential skill of the 21st century in pursuing information and knowledge. Incorporating it into the College of Education curriculum should be an integral education component. A survey research approach was used to identify different information literacy skills possessed by 83 Level 200 students in a Ghanaian College of E...

This study is based on the perception of student Nurses towards nursing informatics in two selected college of nursing in kogi state. BACKGROUND: The increasing use of technology in nursing practice requires nursing students to be competent in nursing informatics with an attitude of acceptance of technology in the healthcare environment. OBJECTIVES...

The study sampled views from 200 undergraduate students at the School of Pharmacy and School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences. This study’s aim was to explore students’ access and usage of electronic resources in the University of Health and Allied Sciences’ library to make recommendations based on the results for a successful electronic resource p...

Now-a-days, electronic information resources play a vital role in disseminating and accessing resources from anywhere such as e-books, e-journals, e-zines, e-papers, etc. For accessing online resources, information literacy and digital literacy skills have emerged as critical skills one should possess. The present study attempts to understand the i...

This study investigated the influence of information literacy (IL) skills on students' information seeking behaviour and lifelong learning skills in Higher Educational institutions in Ghana, with particular reference to the University of Cape Coast (UCC). Using a mixed method approach, 278 students from the College of Education Studies, UCC were sa...

The present study attempts to examine an Information Literacy Skills of faculty members and research scholars of Central Sanskrit University, Vedavyas Campus, Balahar, Kangra.The questionnaire survey of study was utilized to obtain data for the study. A structured questionnaire was constructed in Google Form and distributed to 28 academic staff and...

Library service delivery will continue to be desired due to the diversity of information demands of patrons and the academic community. This study investigated information literacy skills as a factor influencing library service delivery of librarians in public universities in South-West , Nigeria. The survey research design was used in this study....

Information literacy skills are crucial for academic and everyday success. Using various pedagogical techniques, librarians reach out to their users and equip them with the skills necessary to utilize the available information effectively. The study aimed to determine the members' perceptions of their information-seeking behaviour and how much the...

This research investigated the relationship between teachers 21st-century skills and pupils academic performance. Descriptive correlational analysis was used in the study. Data gathering involved the utilization of an adapted questionnaire. The academic performance of the students was evaluated using the schools Form 5 School Year 2021–2022. The st...

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The study explored information literacy skills and utilisation of library resources by final year undergraduates of the Faculty of Education in Delta State University, Abraka. To guide the study, six research questions were raised, which are the: types of sources of information utilised by final year undergraduates, the extent to which the ability...

Rapid development of information and communication technology should be accompanied by appropriate changes in learning activities. Implementation of Blended learning is considered providing space for students to learn both offline and online. The use of android media in the activity will facilitate students to learn the materials in a specific, int...

This research examined Khairpur University librarians' and instructors' information literacy challenges. The study employed questionnaire-based quantitative research to achieve its goals. Data were collected using a standardised questionnaire and validated through a pilot study. All Engineering University and General University Khairpur Mirs Sindh...

This article discusses students' information literacy at the MTsN 4 Banda Aceh library using Empowering 8 model. This model uses a problem-solving approach to resource-based learning. Information literacy skills include identifying, and exploring appropriate sources and information on a topic, selecting and recording relevant information, collectin...

This study focuses on assessing the digital information literacy skills of postgraduate students at Dibrugarh University in Assam. In today’s digital era, information is predominantly available in digital formats, requiring individuals to possess adequate literacy skills. The researchers utilized questionnaires to collect data from postgraduate stu...

Since information literacy instruction is aimed at enhancing information literacy skills, the academic community needs to understand the outcomes of the instructional programmes to adjust instructional services to better suit undergraduate needs across disciplines. This paper provides the results of a study that compared two engineering undergradua...

Despite the long-time existence of information and communication technology (ICT) in and around library services, its literacy and skill among students of higher institutions especially, in Nigeria are still not fully ascertained. This, therefore, necessitate the need to investigate the level and impact of ICT among students of tertiary institution...

Information Literacy skills are needed to find quality sources and manage and sort information so that it can be used to improve the quality of life and community empowerment. The number of factors that affect information literacy causes the need for classification. The method used is Improved Chi-Square Automatic Interaction Detection (Improved CH...

The development and rapid change of today's technology over time has led to the diversification and increase of knowledge in all areas of life and the distance education system has facilitated the access to the information that to access the information they need. By taking advantage of this opportunity, it is aimed to reach university students fro...

This study aims to establish a comprehensive Digital Information Literacy (DIL) skills model tailored for librarians across diverse Pakistani universities. Employing content analysis, the research conducted a literature review to identify contextually relevant DIL skill statements. An expert panel evaluated a draft list of DIL skills, informing the...

With the expansion in the field of Information communication Technology (ICT), information resources available to academic staff has become massive. The onus of scrutinizing each information material from the avalanches of materials available online therefore lies on the academics. This study therefore examined Information Literacy Skills and Resea...

In today's world, information is vital for decision making. However, in the 21st century the abundance of information is also causing issues for the people having less expertise and knowledge for synthesizing and using it. The abundance is merely due to advancement in technology including information media, internet and printed books. The advanceme...

In today's world, where the accessibility of information is increasing thanks to the development and transformative effect of technology, the use of technology in the education system is now indispensable. The use of technology in the learning experiences of students, who are defined as digitally native in particular, has facilitated both the desig...

Background: The increasing use of technology in nursing practice requires nursing students to be competent in nursing informatics with an attitude of acceptance of technology in the healthcare environment. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to determine final year nursing students’ perceptions and skills in nursing informatics and their...

The nature of librarians as academic staff in any institution of higher learning demands that they publish regularly for them to move to the next level in their academic work. Observation and studies had shown that with. The entire population was used because of its small size. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as percentages, me...

The nature of librarians as academic staff in any institution of higher learning demands that they publish regularly for them to move to the next level in their academic work. Observation and studies had shown that with. The entire population was used because of its small size. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as percentages, me...

This paper reviewed the impact of ICTs and Information Literacy Skills Training Programme on the Nigerian Agricultural farming system. The main aim of this study was to draw the attention of the stakeholders or any authorities concerned about the importance of ICTs and information literacy skills in the Nigerian Agricultural farming system throu...

This study assessed the influence of information literacy skills on petroleum training institute (PTI) students' use of electronic resources: Library overview. The study sample population comprised 4,500 registered library users' registration statistics 2020/2021 academic session. The study adopted the survey design. The instrument used for data co...

This study investigated the relationship between information planning skills and the research output of academic librarians in universities in South-South Geopolitical Zone of Nigeria with corresponding specific objective, research question, and research hypothesis. To effectively drive the study two theories were adopted. The theory of social cult...

This study investigated the level of information literacy skills and use of EIRs by undergraduates in the Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa state, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive research design and questionnaire as a data collection instrument. From a population of 3043 undergraduates, a multi-stage random technique was used to select a...

Introduction: In today's age, the Internet has become an essential source for people to obtain health information. In addition to many benefits, this has caused the formation of some complications and diseases and Cyberchondria is one of them. The main purpose of this research was to determine the relationship between Cyberchondria and information...

The study aimed at determining the information literacy skills on the use of e-resources by undergraduate students using the Big6 information literacy skills Model. Quantitative research methodology was used, and a total 2,484 sample using Sloven's formula was obtained from a population of 61,804 undergraduate students. A structured questionnaire w...

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This study aims to prevail the digital information literacy skills among library and information professionals working in different universities of Sindh, Pakistan. For data collection, survey method, and a questionnaire comprised of close-ended questions were used. The population of the study consisted of 138 library professionals working in diffe...

This paper examined the influence of information literacy skills and use of electronic resources among undergraduate students of Library and Information Science (LIS) in University of Benin, Benin City amid the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Nigeria. Three (3) research questions and One (1) hypothesis guided the study. The researchers adopted a desc...

‘Information literacy skills within the school curriculum’ is a book that extensively dwells on issues concerning information literacy, school library and library period programme. It is a resource-based work written to guide Library and Information Science students and school/teacher librarians in integrating library periods with school curriculum...

The paper aimed at highlighting the attributes, importance, characteristics and components of information literacy in the training of theatre artists in the information age for sustainable development in Nigerian Universities. The paper concludes by emphasizing how undergraduate students in theatre arts can through information literacy skills, use...

Faculty and academic librarians who provide information literacy (IL) instruction frequently puzzle over students’ inconsistent future use of IL skills. When they work with students who have received IL instruction in the past, some students demonstrate confident, mature, and practiced use of the skills. Others demonstrate skills that have either f...

The study aims to ascertain the Information Literacy (IL) skills of students in federal universities, South-West , Nigeria. This is to ascertain whether the students have the requisite IL knowledge and skills needed to search, evaluate and ethical use information on social media. The study uses survey design with multistage sampling techniques. Dat...

This study examined the information literacy skills, self-efficacy and use of information resources by secondary school teachers in selected secondary schools in Ijebu ode local government, Ogun state. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study. Total enumeration technique was used in selecting the respondents for the research. A...

This study investigated Information literacy skills of academic staff of federal universities in North-East, Nigeria. A survey design was adopted in carrying out the study. The population for this study comprised of 4258 academic staff of six (6) federal universities in North-East, Nigeria, from which a sample of 366 was drawn and used for the stud...

This study examines information resource usage and information literacy skills of school teachers in Sri Lanka. The study population was in-service graduate school teachers who work in government schools in the country. Multistage cluster sampling method was used to select the study sample. The study adopted a quantitative research methodology, and...

Information literacy is defined as a set of skills required to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information. Due to the knowledge explosion and the availability of a vast amount ofinformation resources, this era is known as the “information era”. In the21stcentury, mere replication of knowledge is not enough rather the survival of the personnel is...

Mastery of information literacy skills has been proven to be important in the era of globalization. Hence the information literacy training is an activity that should be followed by every student. Information literacy skills are also a provision of lifelong learning. The researcher demonstrates the requirements of information literacy in the 21st c...

Traditional literacy skills often neglect to develop students’ critical understanding of how information and knowledge are formed, and the unequal power relations at the heart of this process. There are deep, entrenched biases within criminology curriculum content, and empowering students to use critical information literacy skills is an important...

The proliferation of information in a variety of forms, formats, and the amount has made the contemporary era ‘information intensive’ with manifold choices to access and retrieve information. However, this requires the skills to exploit the best choice among the myriad. Furthermore, the current scenarios confuse users evaluating the quality and aut...

The technological changes in the mode of information flow have given rise to what is today known as the digital environment-an environment in which most students encounter great challenges to freely navigate in. This is because the nature of information resources that flow in the environment requires some basic skills which are referred to as infor...