Maria J. Grant|Alison Brettle
Developing and evaluating an interactive information skills tutorial<sup>1</sup>
University of Salford|University of Salford
develop evaluate webbased interactive information skills tutorial integrated curriculum determine whether tutorial acceptable students explore use skills assessment tool identifying whether tutorial improved skillsthe development tutorial ovid medline teach transferable information skills small cohort study evaluate students views tutorial effects information skillsthirteen objective assessments usable statistically significant improvement mean final assessment scores compared mean pretraining scores f214 11493 p 0001 eleven 85 students improved overall information skills improvement overall searching skills enhanced referral tutorialthe tutorial successfully developed integrated masters programme curriculum setting appears reinforce active learning well received students developed core generic searching skills demonstrated improved information skills short longer term students could use tutorial revision study time place choosing evaluation required assess impact using tutorial large groups students standalone teaching medium