Information Literacy Skills of Secondary Level Teacher Trainees

Gilu G., Ettaniyil and Raman Nair, R. Information Literacy Skills of Secondary Level Teacher Trainees. Educational Extracts, 2016, vol. 1, n. 1, pp. 101-111. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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Information literacy skills are essential for students at all levels of higher education especially for teacher trainees. We live in a networked world where information environment is very complex and versatile due to the tremendous growth of information sources. Individuals who are well informed about finding, evaluating, analyzing, integrating, managing, and conveying information to others efficiently and effectively will be more successful in life. The present study was intended to examine the relationship between the information literacy skills and academic achievement of secondary level teacher trainees. The sample used for the study was 400 secondary teacher trainees of Kottayam District. The study reveals that most of the Secondary Level Teacher Trainees from the sample population possess average Information Literacy Skills.

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: Information Literacy Skills, Teacher Education, Trainees, User Studies
Subjects: A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information.
A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information. > AA. Library and information science as a field.
B. Information use and sociology of information
C. Users, literacy and reading.
Depositing user: Dr. Gilu G. Ettaniyil Panachippurathu
Date deposited: 18 Jan 2016 09:33
Last modified: 18 Jan 2016 10:48
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/28795

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