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Levelof the First-year Undergraduate Students in the Faculty of Technology , University of Sri Jayewardenepura , Sri Lanka
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Samaradiwakara |
| Abstract | A measure of Success in today's technologically smart information era is that an individual can evaluate, manage and communicate information retrieved from any media, be it electronic, human or even print it. Towards this end, universities are having formal information literacy courses for the benefit of incoming undergraduates. In order to design such courses it is necessary to evaluate the knowledge with which a student enters the university. This study is an attempt to assess the basic information literacy level of incoming undergraduate students entering the Faculty of Technology in the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka in 2017. The research was designed based on the ALA information literacy competency standards for higher education. Data was collected using a quantitative survey strategy using a questionnair.e. Sample was conveniently selected at the first lecture on information literacy and sixty four students who attended as the first group of the first lecture were given the questionnaire. Results reveal that although the majority of the students can describe what information literacy is, students are not much capable of determining the nature and extent of the information needed. However, the survey revealed that students had a better ability to retrieve and search information. Results further revealed the ability to ethically use of information is not at an appropriate level. Despite the mean mark being 54.38 for the overall literacy level which is slightly better, it is proved that the skills related to information literacy are lower. Therefore, the recommendation is to conduct formal information literacy courses with practical classes. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/bitstream/handle/123456789/6929/Information%20Literacy%20Levelof%20the%20First-Year%20Undergraduate%20Students%20in%20the%20Faculty%20of%20Technology,%20University%20of%20Sri%20Jayewardenepura,%20Sri%20Lanka.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
