ERIC Number: EJ991414
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-0965-948X
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Evaluating Psychology Students' Library Skills and Experiences
Jones, Steve; Allen, Julie
Psychology Teaching Review, v18 n2 p94-115 Aut 2012
Extensive engagement with current academic sources is expected of all psychology undergraduates. Thirty-eight undergraduate psychology students took part in a series of focus group discussions of their information-searching experiences and skills. The majority of students had not been required to engage with any form of information searching while studying at pre-degree level and were daunted by the sheer scale and complexity of the resources available in higher education. Following consideration of the issues raised by students in the discussions, a series of recommendations is presented to facilitate the transition into higher education and to enhance the library skills of psychology students.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Psychology, Focus Groups, Library Skills, Student Experience, Undergraduate Students, Search Strategies, Information Literacy, Educational Resources, Student Evaluation, Learning Experience, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Articulation (Education), Library Instruction, Journal Articles, Electronic Libraries, Library Materials, Misconceptions, Information Sources
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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