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Some Predictors of University Students’ Information Literacy

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Information Literacy in the Workplace (ECIL 2017)

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Abstract

The study investigated the predictive power of scientific literacy (SL), ICT use, self-concept, self-efficacy and motivation of 139 undergraduate university students on their information literacy (IL) before taking a compulsory credit-bearing IL course. Knowledge tests were administered for IL and SL, and questionnaires for ICT use and psychological factors. All predictors together accounted for 33.3% of the variance in the pre-test IL level. Significant positive predictors included SL and self-concept about learning, while external controlled motivation correlated negatively with IL. ICT tools and Internet confidence were poor predictors of IL. Internal motivation played a suppressor role in the model. The IL study course significantly improved the IL of students, with a mean difference of 16.38%; the students who scored poorly on the pre-test, benefited more than others.

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Acknowledgements

The study was financially supported by the Slovenian Research Agency, project J5-5535. The following researches participated in the preparation of tests and questionnaires used in the project: Tomaž Bartol and Andrej Šorgo (IL test, ICT use survey), Saša A. Glažar (SL test), Mojca Juriševič and Margareta Vrtačnik (Self-concept/Self-efficacy/Motivation/Learning Strategy Questionnaire), Blaž Rodič (setting e-versions on the online survey system 1ka.si).

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    Danica Dolničar & Bojana Boh Podgornik

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Dolničar, D., Podgornik, B.B. (2018). Some Predictors of University Students’ Information Literacy. In: Kurbanoğlu, S., Boustany, J., Špiranec, S., Grassian, E., Mizrachi, D., Roy, L. (eds) Information Literacy in the Workplace. ECIL 2017. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 810. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74334-9_60

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