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Assessment of Students' Information Literacy: A Case Study of a Secondary School in Hong Kong

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Chu, Connie B. L. Yeung, Alice H. W. Chu, Samuel Kai Wah
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	The conceptions of learning have undergone fundamental changes in recent years. The learning processes have shifted their focus to learners‟ understanding and application of knowledge (Riedler & Eryaman, 2010) to become critical thinkers and lifelong learners (Candy, 2002; Wong, 2010). These changes have made information literacy become an important educational mission, which aims to equip students for effective academic investigation and career development in the future (Owusu-Ansah, 2004). Information literacy, being one of the essential abilities necessary to students in the 21 st century, is 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” (American Library Association, 1989, p.1). Although many studies examined students‟ information literacy (Emmett & Emde, 2007; Green & Bowser, 2006; Maughan, 2001; Samson & Millet, 2003; Sharma, 2007), little focused on research about the students in Hong Kong. The Education Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has integrated inquiry project-based learning in the curriculum (Chu et al., 2012) which has high demand on information literacy (Chu, Tse, & Chow, 2011), and implemented liberal studies as one of the core subjects in the secondary schools. It is significant to assess to what extent the secondary school students possess adequate information literacy. The findings of the study will potentially contribute to the better understanding of students‟ current level of information literacy, and hence provide insights on how to further develop their knowledge and skills in this aspect.
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Language	English
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