Belief in Importance of Information Literacy Abilities among Undergraduates. Underlying Factors and Analysis of Variance
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Belief in Importance of Information Literacy Abilities among Undergraduates. Underlying Factors and Analysis of VarianceDate
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PINTO, Maria, et al. Belief in importance of information literacy abilities among undergraduates. Underlying factors and analysis of variance. Reference Services Review, 2020Type
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Purpose. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the levels of belief-inimportance of information literacy abilities (BILA) among an undergraduates´ sample.
The aim is, on the one hand, to discover if there is a ... [+]
Purpose. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the levels of belief-inimportance of information literacy abilities (BILA) among an undergraduates´ sample.
The aim is, on the one hand, to discover if there is a representative latent structure,
and, on the other hand, to know the existing differences according to external variables
such as academic degree, course, gender and age.
Design/methodology/approach. A self-assessment questionnaire (ILHUMASS) was applied to a sample of 749 students in English Studies, Translation &
Interpreting, and Education in Spain. Three types of statistical methods have been
used to study the results: descriptive, factorial, and analysis of variance.
Findings: Students’ levels of BILA are acceptable but improvable. A framework
of six underlying factors has been uncovered: evaluation-ethics, searching-using,
technological processing, communication, dissemination, and cognitive processing of
the information. Significant differences on degree, course and gender have been found.
Practical implications. This research is intended for a broad academic sector,
including faculty, librarians and students in higher education. The BILA construct helps
to improve the diagnosis of the perception of the belief in importance of information
literacy abilities. Its representation through a reduced number of latent factors simplifies
results and possible applications. The results show that variations in degree, course
and gender are significant and should be taken into account.
Originality. Although much has been written about information literacy abilities
we still know little about the importance students place on them. The BILA construct is
intended to improve that knowledge. [-]
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