A case study for teaching information literacy skills.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Internet has changed contemporary workplace skills, resulting in a need for proficiency with specific digital, online and web-based technologies within the fields of medicine, dentistry and public health. Although younger students, generally under 30 years of age, may appear inherently comfortable with the use of technology-intensive environments and digital or online search methods, competence in information literacy among these students may be lacking.

Methods

This project involved the design and assessment of a research-based assignment to help first-year, graduate-level health science students to develop and integrate information literacy skills with clinical relevance.

Results

One cohort of dental students (n = 78) was evaluated for this project an

SUBMITTER: Kingsley KV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2640392 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature