Using clickers to support information literacy skills development and instruction in first-year business students
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Article Title | Using clickers to support information literacy skills development and instruction in first-year business students |
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ERA Journal ID | 18013 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Stagg, Adrian (Author) and Lane, Michael (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Information Technology Education: Research |
Journal Citation | 9, pp. 197-215 |
Number of Pages | 19 |
Year | 2010 |
Place of Publication | Santa Rose, CA. United States |
ISSN | 1539-3585 |
1547-9706 | |
1547-9714 | |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.jite.org/documents/Vol9/JITEv9p197-215Stagg800.pdf |
Abstract | Course-integrated information literacy (IL) instruction can be enhanced via the use of student response devices, or 'clickers'. The first phase of this study focused on how first-year undergraduate students perceived the use of clickers as a mechanism to encourage active learning and engagement in order to establish a baseline of information seeking behaviour and to actively engage students in the learning process. Data collected within IL classes and subsequent surveys of student perceptions are examined with discussion on the implications for future practice and research. Our findings from this first phase of this study through the quantitative data collected with clickers indicate that first year business students have shortcomings in information literacy and can improve their information literacy skills in relation to research and assignment work in their formal assessment. Furthermore the use of clickers are positively viewed by undergraduate students and postgraduate students as a technology which can facilitate active learning and engagement if used appropriately with clearly aligned learning objectives. |
Keywords | information literacy; technology enhanced learning; clickers; active learning; cognitive overload; student response devices; student engagement |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390303. Higher education |
461006. Library studies | |
460508. Information retrieval and web search | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Library Services |
School of Information Systems | |
Event | InSITE 2010: Informing Science and Information Technology Education Joint Conference |
Event Details | InSITE 2010: Informing Science and Information Technology Education Joint Conference Event Date 19 to end of 24 Jun 2010 Event Location Cassino, Italy |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9zyyw/using-clickers-to-support-information-literacy-skills-development-and-instruction-in-first-year-business-students
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