Some Predictors of University Students’ Information Literacy

Danica Dolničar ^[1] ; Bojana Boh Podgornik ^[1]
1. [1] University of Ljubljana
  
  University of Ljubljana
  
  Eslovenia
Localización: Information Literacy in the Workplace / Serap Kurbanoğlu (ed. lit.), Joumana Boustany (ed. lit.), Sonja Špiranec (ed. lit.), Esther S. Grassian (ed. lit.), Diane Mizrachi (ed. lit.), Loriene Roy (ed. lit.), 2018, ISBN 978-3-319-74333-2, págs. 585-594
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- The study investigated the predictive power of scientific literacy (SL), ICT use, self-concept, self-efficacy and motivation of 139 undergraduate university students on their information literacy (IL) before taking a compulsory credit-bearing IL course. Knowledge tests were administered for IL and SL, and questionnaires for ICT use and psychological factors. All predictors together accounted for 33.3% of the variance in the pre-test IL level. Significant positive predictors included SL and self-concept about learning, while external controlled motivation correlated negatively with IL. ICT tools and Internet confidence were poor predictors of IL. Internal motivation played a suppressor role in the model. The IL study course significantly improved the IL of students, with a mean difference of 16.38%; the students who scored poorly on the pre-test, benefited more than others.