Lana Ivanitskaya|Susan DuFord|Monica Craig|Anne Casey
How Does a Pre-Assessment of Off-Campus Students' Information Literacy Affect the Effectiveness of Library Instruction?
Central Michigan University|Central Michigan University|Central Michigan University|Central Michigan University
abstract study investigates impact pretests effectiveness library instruction students given feedback pretest performance librarians academic faculty partnered measure library instruction outcomes two masters degree classes research readiness selfassessment rrsa used pretest instruction posttest instruction class 1 posttest class 2 students completed tests performed significantly better posttest earning higher scores obtaining information overall information literacy reported greater libraryresearch experience less reliance browsing compared students take pretest students received pretestbased feedback higher scores libraryresearch experience lower scores reliance browsing enhance effectiveness library instruction students given pretestbased feedback compares actual perceived literacy encourages use library databases