Research_2018LibassessConf

2018 ARL Assessment Poster:
Student Self-Reports on their Library Research Comfort Levels:
Using the Data to Improve Library Instruction

This poster presents an action research project over three years exploring the comfort levels of undergraduate students doing library research.

The project included 4 stages:

1. Anecdotal Problem Identification
2. Pilot study (n=55) in 3 sections of the same course
3. Testing of findings across a variety of courses (n=834)
4. Quantitative t-Test analysis (61 pre-post pairs across 3 librarian-embedded courses)

• Poster Download Poster
• Brochure with additional findings Download Brochure with additional findings
• Pre-post survey instrument Download Pre-post survey instrument
  in Word

Take-Aways

• Students are least comfortable with finding books in the stacks and using the library catalog
  
  • Designed an online flipped lesson where students find a book in the catalog and then go out into the stacks to find books
  • In the stage 4 statistical analysis, using web resources (like google and websites, was the only question that did not see a significant difference in the pre- and post mean score in one of the sections)
• Resulted in One-Shot Curriculum Changes
  • Online resource - where the students are in Canvas
    
  • 5 Top Strategies for Becoming an Effective Researcher - Handout Download Handout
    & Presentation Download Presentation
    
    
  • Library Toolbox FAQ Canvas pages

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