Research study results for study on transfer student information literacy competency at University of South Carolina.

1. What Do Transfer Students Already Know:
Assessing the Information Literacy Competency of the Transfer Student
Population
Evaluate Overall Results
Freshman
Sophmore
Junior
Senior
A B C D F
Freshman 0 0 4 2 3
Sophmore 7 40 66 84 82
Junior 6 22 71 88 92
Senior 8 39 73 53 95
Grades by Academic Year
Find & Use
You are searching for information
on mobile technology and
learning for a research paper.
Which of the sources below is a
peer-reviewed, scholarly source?
50.30%
18.44%
18.08%
7.90%
5.27%
Image of peer-
reviewed article in
journal
Image of book review
in journal
Image of editorial in
journal
I don't know
Image of magazine
article
You are writing a paper on the
use of different forms of writing
in response to Hurricane Katrina.
Review the sources below and
determine which would be a
secondary source for your paper.
65.75%
18.92%
2.63% 8.74%
3.95%
A newspaper article
interpreting the effects of
the events on New Orleans
A book written by a storm
victim about the storm's
effects on her neighbors
I don't know
A poem expressing one
person's experience of the
storm
A postcard from a person
displaced by the storm
In which situation is it best to
consult an encyclopedia article
rather than a journal article?
59.40%16.17%
16.05%
6.47% 1.92%
Overview
You need reliable
information
Detailed analyis
I don't know
You need the most
current information
86.35%
4.67%
3.23% 3.11%
2.63%
Methods
Abstract
Results
I don't know
Discussion
Which of the sources is most
likely following to contain
outdated information?
79.52%,
17.25%,
1.80%,
0.84%,
0.60%,
Computer-based
Instruction, published
in 1983
Field Guide to North
American Trees,
published in 1980
The Life of George
Washington,
published in 1981
I don't know
The Poems of Edgar
Allan Poe, published
in 1982
69.22%
14.49%
6.47%
5.03%
4.79%
Conservative fearmongers
have long warned that same-
sex marriage will send the
nation down a slippery slope
to polygamy.
Polygyny is associated with
higher rates of domestic
violence, psychological
distress, co-wife conflict, and
greater control of women.
Polygamy raises a number of
public-policy concerns that
same-sex marriage does not.
I don't know
More Americans have come
to believe that discriminating
against same-sex couples
seeking marriage licenses
violates the Constitution.
34.01%
6.11%
32.34%
15.69%
7.78%
4.07%
5 4 3 2 1 0
You are writing a research paper
on the role of technology in the
Arab Spring. Match the type of
information to where it falls
along the information timeline.
Which of the following is an
example of emotional or charged
language that indicates bias?
You are writing a research paper on
the role of technology in the Arab
Spring. Match the type of
information to where it falls along
the information timeline.
42.87%
24.79%
16.77%
9.10%
6.47%
Gov't programs
Universities
prepare
teachers
Public Schools
helping students
Low income
effect
In a research study, which
section tells you what you need
to know to replicate the
experiment or study.
62.51%
15.69%
12.57%
7.19%
2.04%
4 3 2 1 0
You read an article on your topic
for a research paper. In which of
the following instances are you
required to cite the material in
your paper? Check all that apply.
0 0 0 0 0 0
14.73%
4.79%
34.97%
24.55%
12.46%
8.50%
5 4 3 2 1 0
Match the citation to the
correct source type.
Number CorrectNumber Correct
Most Concerning Content Gaps
75% could not match an abstract with the research question it
answered.
73% could not identify a journal article from a citation
50% could not identify a peer-reviewed article.
39% missed situations requiring citations
Most Competent
97% could identify organization by category
79.52% could determine outdated information
86.4% could identify the section needed to replicate an experiment
81.4% could identify a news article from a citation
Multiple Schools
Priviate College
Four Year School
USC
Community College
High School
A B C D F
Multiple Schools 2 2 7 9 7
Priviate College 0 1 10 12 16
Four Year School 0 6 18 19 36
USC 2 10 18 26 23
Community College 3 12 45 62 109
High School 14 69 114 98 79
Results (by Student Status)
Number Correct
Which option is the most effective for
locating articles that focus on a
specific discipline area like
Psychology or Engineering?
80.72%
11.14%
3.35% 3.23% 1.56%
Subject
Database
Library Catalog
General
Database
I don't know
Google
You are searching for information on
gaming in education. In order to find
articles that include both topics, what
search string should you use?
You are organizing the photographs
on your computer and you decide to
put them into folders named Road
Trips, Sports, Family, School
Projects, and Parties. You are
organizing by:
58.08%
29.70%
11.02%
1.20% 0.00%
gaming AND
education
"gaming in
education"
gaming in
education
gaming OR
education
I don't know
97.01%
Category
Alphabet
Time
Location
52.93%
12.69%
7.78%
26.59%
3 2 1 0
Identify the three key concepts
(main ideas) of the research
question below:
When would you want to
search for “soccer” as a
subject term? When you want
to:
Karli Mair, Jade Geary, & Jack Turner
35.57%
22.04%
19.76%
16.29%
6.35% With soccer anywhere in
doc.
About soccer even if the
author uses other
terminology like European
football
With soccer in the title
About soccer but not if the
author uses different
terminology like European
football
I don't know