Comparison of asynchronous online versus in-person library instruction methods for teaching literature searching to graduate students.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The objectives of this comparative study were 1) to compare the effectiveness of in-person classroom instruction versus an online video for teaching literature searching skills to graduate students, and 2) to evaluate their perceptions of the instruction methods received and their instruction preferences for learning literature searching skills.

Methods

Students enrolled in a translational medicine graduate course in Fall 2022 were invited to participate in the study. Participants were randomly assigned to a control group (receiving in-person instruction) or to an intervention group (receiving a link to a narrated PowerPoint video). Using Qualtrics online survey tool, participants completed one pre-test and two post-tests to assess learning and retention, and a

SUBMITTER: McKeown S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11881644 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature