Enhancing Information Literacy for Preservice Elementary Teachers: A Case Study from the United States
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2016
Abstract
Through this study, a librarian and faculty team aimed to determine the extent to which a one-credit information literacy course deepened preservice teachers' understanding of information literacy. We employed a treatment and control group design; treatment participants received 15 hours of information literacy instruction while control participants received no direct information literacy instruction. Data sources included a questionnaire and think-aloud cognitive tasks. Analysis revealed that the one-credit course was insufficient for deepening preservice teachers' information literacy skills, leading to recommendations to enhance and expand instruction and recommendations for future study. Preparing teachers with effective information literacy skills who are also equipped to instruct youth to navigate the challenges of 21st Century information literacy is an important endeavor that requires collaboration and continuous assessment.
Publication Information
Ruppel, Margie; Fry, Sara Winstead; and Bentahar, Adil. (2016). "Enhancing Information Literacy for Preservice Elementary Teachers: A Case Study from the United States". New Review of Academic Librarianship, 22(4), 441-459. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13614533.2016.1211542