Changing the face of instruction: Is online or in-class more effective?

The Web-based tutorial is an attractive mode of delivery for information literacy instruction, but do we know that it is effective? A pre- and posttest study compared student learning from use of an online tutorial with learning from a traditional lecture/demonstration for basic information literacy...

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Published in:College & research libraries 2003-09, Vol.64 (5), p.378-388
Main Authors: NICHOLS, James, SHAFFER, Barbara, SHOCKEY, Karen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
CAI
Case studies
Computer assisted instruction
Control Groups
Evaluation
Exact sciences and technology
Information and communication sciences
Information literacy
Information science. Documentation
Information service management
Information Skills
Library and documentation centre management
Library Instruction
Online instruction
Programmed instruction
Sciences and techniques of general use
Student Attitudes
Student Surveys
Teaching
Teaching Methods
User service management
World Wide Web
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Summary:The Web-based tutorial is an attractive mode of delivery for information literacy instruction, but do we know that it is effective? A pre- and posttest study compared student learning from use of an online tutorial with learning from a traditional lecture/demonstration for basic information literacy instruction in freshman English composition classes. Measures of both student learning and student satisfaction were comparable for online tutorial and in-class instruction. The authors have implemented the tutorial for these classes and continue to improve it based on student and faculty feedback.
ISSN:0010-0870
2150-6701
DOI:10.5860/crl.64.5.378