Title :
The Effects of Integrating Information Literacy into Science Instruction on Seventh-Grade Students´ Problem-Solving and Academic Achievement
Author :
Lin Ching Chen ; Wen-I Ma
Author_Institution :
Dept. of E-learning Design & Manage., Nat. Chiayi Univ., Chiayi Hsien, Taiwan
Abstract :
The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of integrating information literacy into science instruction on students´ problem solving and science learning. In this quasi-experimental study, two 7th-grade classrooms from a public junior-high school were randomly assigned into the experimental group and control group. The former accepted an inquiry-based science curriculum infused information literacy using the Big6 model, while the latter accepted the traditional lecture-oriented instruction. Three tests were administered before and after the instruction to test students´ problem-solving, memory and comprehension. Results showed that the experimental group significantly outperformed their counterparts on problem-solving and comprehension learning, while not on the memory.
Keywords :
educational institutions; information science education; natural sciences computing; psychology; Big6 model; comprehension learning; control group; experimental group; inquiry-based science curriculum infused information literacy; lecture-oriented instruction; public junior-high school; science instruction; science learning; seventh-grade classrooms; seventh-grade students academic achievement; seventh-grade students problem solving; students comprehension testing; students memory testing; Educational institutions; Electronic learning; Libraries; Media; Problem-solving; Standards; Big6 model; information literacy; inquiry learning; problem-solving; science;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2012 IEEE 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1642-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2012.23
