Information Literacy at PCCC

Information Literacy

Project Overview
Student Body
Project History
Objectives

Project Outcomes
Summary
Assessment Data
Survey Results
Participant Feedback
Quiz Results

Documentation
Instructor Guidelines
Library Exercise
Research Project
Grading Rubric
Assessment Rubric
Assessment Plan
Student Survey

Online Resources
Library Home Page
Library Virtual Tour
Info Lit Web Links

Information Literacy in the First-Year Experience

Student Survey Results

Students were asked to answer each question honestly - and anonymously - by circling the appropriate response. The results are displayed as a percentage of the total number of responses (Fall 01=375; Spring 02=256; Spring 03=203).


What did you know about the Library and its resources before receiving the Information Literacy instruction? Fall 01: a. nothing (30%); b. some (59%); c. a lot (11%) Spr 02: a. nothing (23%); b. some (62%); c. a lot (15%) Spr 03: a. nothing (30%); b. some (54%); c. a lot (16%)

How would you rate the effectiveness of the Information Literacy presenter? Fall 01: a. poor (3%) b. adequate (31%) c. very good (66%) Spr 02: a. poor (2%) b. adequate (35%) c. very good (63%) Spr 03: a. poor (1%) b. adequate (35%) c. very good (64%)

How much did you learn from the online assignment in WebCT? Fall 01: a. nothing (6%) b. some (38%) c. a lot (56%) Spr 02: a. nothing (5%) b. some (41%) c. a lot (54%)

Are you more likely to take an online course at PCCC because of this instruction? Fall 01: a. no (22%) b. maybe (61%) c. definitely (17%) Spr 02: a. no (22%) b. maybe (61%) c. definitely (17%)

How much did you learn from the written Library Exercise? Fall 01: a. nothing (5%) b. some (45%) c. a lot (50%) Spr 02: a. nothing (6%) b. some (51%) c. a lot (43%) Spr 03: a. nothing (3%) b. some (36%) c. a lot (61%)

Are you more likely to use the Library and its resources because of this instruction? Fall 01: a. no (5%) b. maybe (30%) c. definitely (65%) Spr 02: a. no (4%) b. maybe (28%) c. definitely (68%) Spr 03: a. no (2%) b. maybe (36%) c. definitely (62%)

How would you rate the quality of the Library and its resources? Fall 01: a. poor (2%) b. adequate (34%) c. very good (64%) Spr 02: a. poor (2%) b. adequate (32%) c. very good (66%) Spr 03: a. poor (0%) b. adequate (35%) c. very good (65%)

How would you rate the overall quality of the Information Literacy component of COL 102? Fall 01: a. poor (1%) b. adequate (43%) c. very good (56%) Spr 02: a. poor (2%) b. adequate (44%) c. very good (54%) Spr 03: a. poor (1%) b. adequate (41%) c. very good (57%)

How many class periods do you believe should be devoted to Information Literacy instruction in COL 102? Fall 01: a. fewer (9%) b. the same (64%) c. more (27%) Spr 02: a. fewer (10%) b. the same (56%) c. more (34%) Spr 03: a. fewer (7%) b. the same (63%) c. more (30%)

How would you rate the overall difficulty of the Information Literacy component of COL 102? Fall 01: a. too difficult (5%) b. just right (84%) c. too easy (11%) Spr 02: a. too difficult (7%) b. just right (88%) c. too easy (5%) Spr 03: a. too difficult (7%) b. just right (86%) c. too easy (6%)

Do you have Internet access from home? Spring 02: a. Yes (69%) b. No (31%) Spring 03: a. Yes (65%) b. No (35%)