Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 38(1):33-44 March 2006
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Reflection on Lesson 2:
We can use the following procedure for review the contents of journals (Gay, 1996) :
1. Read the article's abstract or summary
2. Skim the article and write down the main topics
3. Write the complete reference in APA style
4. Classify and code the article
5. Summarize the reference by paraphrasing the essential points of the reference.
6. Add any comments about the article or journals.
What we have learnt from lesson 2:
1. Selecting a research topic: formulating research problem and significance, identify key words for a literature search.
2. Reviewing literatures: Comprehensive coverage, Up-to-date and Depth vs. breadth.
3. Sources of literatures:
Main Library, electronic resources: Education Index, Readers Guide to Periodical Literature, Expanded Academic Index ,Dissertation Abstracts International and Psychological Abstracts,. ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
4. Search Engines:
Google Scholar, Ask Jeeves, Web 2.0 Resources, Metasearch tools
5. Other source of information: Newspaper, Organizational Records and magazines.
6. Referencing: American Psychological Association (APA) style
Furthermore, according to Gay, L. R., Mills, G. E., & Airasian, P. (2006), there are many general rules for writing research report:
1. A major facilitator for writing a research is making an outline. Developing an outline involves identifying and ordering major topics and then differentiating each major headings into logical subheadings.
2. The research report should be written in a clear, simple and straightforward style.
3. Authors of cited references are referred to last name only in the report.
(Gay, Mills & Airasian, 2006)
Ronda
6 comments:
Dear girls,
Have a quick look of your article topic review, it is quite interesting as this research tried to establish a relationship (cause and effect) between the university library facilities (such as electronic information service) and student/alumni information literacy. If this relationship is very positive, it will have great impact to the field of education technology, and push the government put a lot of money to improve these facilities.
HATS
Hello! This study is quite interesting. It presents a very good model on Causal-comparative Research. Moreover, the study also give us a picture to show the present situation - most of the students have the basic information literacy skills before university or college (as the Internet is used widely). So, it is the time for us to think about "Should our curriculum change now?" - Improving their information literacy skills rather than teaching them the skills.
Maybe employers should give more ideas on the implementation of information literacy skills in secondary or post secondary schools. Curriculum I think should be designed in line with the demand and requirement of the employers who are the key recievers/users of the learning outcome of students.
Hi, Pretty Girls,
It will be good if employers' views are taken into consideration in this study. I know perhaps this has been pointed out in the article that future studies could include this aspect.
Eliza - from MYPLACE
This article pointed out that information literacy skill is what the employers look for; in recent years, students possess information literacy skills in their primary education and improve gradually in their secondary education. They learn much more from the web than from their textbook. A question “what should we teach?” flashed through my mind suddenly, how should our curriculum changed?
It would be more interesting if the study is on the different in information literacy between undergraduate student and doctorial student. A study from Dr. Chu demonstrated that it is not necessary for a doctorial student that posses the required information search skills. Students’perception of the importance of searching skills and the growth of their knowledge in these skills as they progress through their studies.
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