The Eighth International Literacy & Education Research Network Conference on
SPETSES,
GREECE
4-8 July 2001
Lecturer, Centre for Educational Advancement, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia
The Effect of Web-enhanced Instruction on the Information Literacy and Self-efficacy of Beginning Undergraduates
Abstract:
The transition from school to university is influenced by
a complex array of factors; one of the contributing factors in
the problems of transition - the academic gap between pre-university
and university education - is a gap in information literacy:
most students do not arrive at university with the information
skills necessary to perform learning and assessment tasks. Universities
are attempting to deal with the problems of transition using
various methods; many offer courses in information literacy education
for beginning undergraduates using a range of strategies such
as stand alone courses, self access websites and library instruction
classes. This paper reports the findings of research in using
web-enhanced instruction to supplement traditional face-to-face
teaching in a course in information literacy for beginning undergraduates,
and the effect of the mode of delivery on the learning, self-efficacy
and transition of various age groups and learning styles within
the group.
Bionote
Beverley Oliver is a lecturer in academic staff development
at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia. Her recent
teaching experiences have lead her to explore the effectiveness
of the online delivery of course materials in the learning processes
of undergraduates.
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Presentation Type
30 min. Paper
Presentation Equipment and Other Requests
Overhdead projector
Speaking Date/Time Restrictions
Country
Australia
