Karla V. Kingsley|Karl Kingsley
A case study for teaching information literacy skills
University of New Mexico|University of Nevada, Las Vegas
internet changed contemporary workplace skills resulting need proficiency specific digital online webbased technologies within fields medicine dentistry public health although younger students generally 30 years age may appear inherently comfortable use technologyintensive environments digital online search methods competence information literacy among students may lacking project involved design assessment researchbased assignment help firstyear graduatelevel health science students develop integrate information literacy skills clinical relevance one cohort dental students n 78 evaluated project results demonstrate although students able provide correct response contentspecific technologyindependent portion assignment half 54 unable demonstrate competence webbased technologydependent section assignment correlation found demographic variable measured gender age race evidence emerging demonstrates need developing curricula integrates new knowledge current evidencebased practices technologies traditionally isolated graduate healthcare curricula enhance biomedical clinical training students study provides evidence critical evaluation new practices promote facilitate integration information literacy curriculum