John Njoroge Kanori|Odundo Paul Amollo|Hellen N. Inyega
Influence of Bachelor of Education Teacher Trainees’ Information Searching Ability on Utilization of E-resources At University of Nairobi Kenya
University of Nairobi|University of Nairobi|University of Nairobi
utilization electronic resources reading culture benefits bachelor education teacher trainees bedtts directly exposing learners uptodate vast subject content motivating multimedia presentations bedtts benefits utilizing eresources retrieving information faster print resources bedtts use time saved academic work study examined relationship information searching ability utilization eresources bedtts objective study sought establish relationship bedtts searching ability utilization eresources study adopted descriptive research design data collected using questionnaires interview guides document analysis guides stratified random sampling used draw sample 370 learners purposeful sampling method used obtain 30 staff interact bedtts either class library administratively validity ascertained using experts department educational communication instrument demonstrated high internal consistency gt90 using testretest method validity ascertained using cronbachs alpha coefficient data collected using questionnaires interview guides document analysis guide data analyzed using descriptive inferential statistical techniques findings revealed significant relationship bedtts information searching ability utilization eresources findings recommended implementation embedded information skills lessons first year fourth year joint il curriculum mapping lecturers library staff information skills librarians intense marketing availability eresources university community teaching bedtts wide range searching techniques study recommended replication longitudinal study influence information literacy instruction utilization eresources