Assessing the Research Process Improves the Product: Results of a Faculty-Librarian Collaboration

When an education professor and a reference librarian sought to improve the quality of undergraduate student research skills, their partnership led to a new focus on assessing the literature review process in addition to the product. In this study, we reflect on our collaborative experience introdu...

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Autores principales: Divonna Stebick, Janelle Wertzberger, Margaret Flora, Joseph Miller
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Publicado: Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE) 2015
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:1f9938d6c73a4afe9891cbf20d05df202021-11-29T14:03:32ZAssessing the Research Process Improves the Product: Results of a Faculty-Librarian Collaboration10.47408/jldhe.v0i8.2451759-667Xhttps://doaj.org/article/1f9938d6c73a4afe9891cbf20d05df202015-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://repl.gianfj.com/index.php/jldhe/article/view/245https://doaj.org/toc/1759-667X When an education professor and a reference librarian sought to improve the quality of undergraduate student research skills, their partnership led to a new focus on assessing the literature review process in addition to the product. In this study, we reflect on our collaborative experience introducing information literacy as the foundation for undergraduate teacher education research skills.à We examine the outcomes of this collaboration, focusing on the assessment of the process. Using a mixed methods approach, we found that direct instruction supporting effective literature review research strategies positively impacted student projects. Our data also suggest that undergraduate students benefit from not only sound literature review strategies, but also organization strategies. Divonna StebickJanelle WertzbergerMargaret FloraJoseph MillerAssociation for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE)articleInformation Literacyresearch processskills developmentTheory and practice of educationLB5-3640ENJournal of Learning Development in Higher Education, Iss 8 (2015)
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language EN
topic Information Literacy
research process
skills development
Theory and practice of education
LB5-3640
spellingShingle Information Literacy
research process
skills development
Theory and practice of education
LB5-3640
Divonna Stebick
Janelle Wertzberger
Margaret Flora
Joseph Miller
Assessing the Research Process Improves the Product: Results of a Faculty-Librarian Collaboration
description When an education professor and a reference librarian sought to improve the quality of undergraduate student research skills, their partnership led to a new focus on assessing the literature review process in addition to the product. In this study, we reflect on our collaborative experience introducing information literacy as the foundation for undergraduate teacher education research skills.à We examine the outcomes of this collaboration, focusing on the assessment of the process. Using a mixed methods approach, we found that direct instruction supporting effective literature review research strategies positively impacted student projects. Our data also suggest that undergraduate students benefit from not only sound literature review strategies, but also organization strategies.
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author Divonna Stebick
Janelle Wertzberger
Margaret Flora
Joseph Miller
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title Assessing the Research Process Improves the Product: Results of a Faculty-Librarian Collaboration
title_short Assessing the Research Process Improves the Product: Results of a Faculty-Librarian Collaboration
title_full Assessing the Research Process Improves the Product: Results of a Faculty-Librarian Collaboration
title_fullStr Assessing the Research Process Improves the Product: Results of a Faculty-Librarian Collaboration
title_full_unstemmed Assessing the Research Process Improves the Product: Results of a Faculty-Librarian Collaboration
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