2017
DOI: 10.5206/cjsotl-rcacea.2017.3.13
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Changes in First-Year Students’ Use of Research Resources: Impacts of an Interdisciplinary Seminar Program on Research and Literacy Learning Outcomes

Abstract: The Internet, which has made information ubiquitous and seemingly infinite, has transformed education. Universities are challenged to educate students to navigate and evaluate critically the undifferentiated information of the Internet so that students gain the ability to transform it into knowledge. To better understand the effects of taking a First-Year Seminar we examined the types of research resources students consulted before and after taking an interdisciplinary graded for-credit First-Year Seminar at a… Show more

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“…Simultaneously, the research on the seminars has been extending beyond their effects on performance and retention to include a wide range of academic skills and competencies critical for students' academic, professional, and personal development. The most prominent examples in this domain include the course potency to facilitate contextualized and applied learning (Swanson et al, 2017), improve metacognition and self-regulation (Hoops & Artrip, 2016;Steiner et al, 2019), promote writing and research skills (Birol et al, 2013;Stebleton & Jehangir, 2016), and cultivate information literacy (Murray & Lachowsky, 2016).…”
Section: First-year Seminar Coursesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Simultaneously, the research on the seminars has been extending beyond their effects on performance and retention to include a wide range of academic skills and competencies critical for students' academic, professional, and personal development. The most prominent examples in this domain include the course potency to facilitate contextualized and applied learning (Swanson et al, 2017), improve metacognition and self-regulation (Hoops & Artrip, 2016;Steiner et al, 2019), promote writing and research skills (Birol et al, 2013;Stebleton & Jehangir, 2016), and cultivate information literacy (Murray & Lachowsky, 2016).…”
Section: First-year Seminar Coursesmentioning
confidence: 99%