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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Information literacy self-efficacy of medical students

a longitudinal study

Ann De Meulemeester Jan De Maeseneer Sven De Maeyer Renaat Peleman Heidi Buysse

pp. 264-272

Abstract

Objectives: Medical curricula are investing more and more in educating students as lifelong reflective learners. The research analyses the development of medical students' information literacy self-efficacy and measures the differences between study years. Methods: Data has been collected within a 6-year curriculum for four continuous academic years. Students evaluated their information literacy self-efficacy on a validated information literacy self-efficacy scale for medicine. In 2016, the research was finalised with a qualitative part. One-way ANOVA with post-hoc tests and unpaired Student's t-test were performed. Outcomes: Results confirm the impact of training and practice on students' information literacy self-efficacy. Furthermore, information literacy self-efficacy increases overall in more recent years. This research proposes the need to integrate information literacy skills in the curriculum at the right time, at different key-moments and adjusted by level.

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Kurbanolu Serap, Boustany Joumana, Grassian Esther, Mizrachi Diane, Roy Loriene (2019) Information literacy in everyday life: 6th European conference, ecil 2018, oulu, finland, september 24–27, 2018, revised selected papers. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 264-272

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-13472-3_25

Full citation:

De Meulemeester Ann, De Maeseneer Jan, De Maeyer Sven, Peleman Renaat, Buysse Heidi (2019) „Information literacy self-efficacy of medical students: a longitudinal study“, In: S. Kurbanolu, J. Boustany, E. Grassian, D. Mizrachi & L. Roy (eds.), Information literacy in everyday life, Dordrecht, Springer, 264–272.