Broken Links: Undergraduates Look Back on their Experiences with Information Literacy in K–12 Education by Don Latham and Melissa Gross (Tables)

   

Table 1. Study 1: Student Perceptions of Information Literacy Instruction

Means of instruction

Frequency
(N = 27)

Self

16
(59%)

Computer literacy class

15
(56%)

Peers

10
(37%)

Academic library

9
(33%)

Non-library classroom

9
(33%)

Library media center

8
(30%)

Public library

5
(19%)

Parents

3
(11%)

   

Table 2. Study Two: Student Perceptions of Information Literacy Instruction by Proficiency Level

Means of Onstruction

Frequency Nonproficient
(N = 23)

Frequency Proficient
(N = 28)

Total
Frequency
(N = 51)

Self

18
(78%)

20
(71%)

38
(74%)

Library media center

8
(35%)

15
(54%)

23
(45%)

Peers

14
(61%)

7
(25%)

21
(41%)

Public library

8
(35%)

12
(43%)

20
(39%)

Parents

8
(35%)

7
(25%)

15
(28%)

Non-library classroom

3
(13%)

10
(36%)

13
(26%)

Academic library

6
(26%)

6
(21%)

12
(24%)

University orientation

5
(22%)

5
(18%)

10
(20%)

   

Table 3. Study Three: Student Perceptions of Information Literacy Instruction

Means of Instruction

Frequency
(N = 20)

Self

17
(85%)

Non-library classroom

13
(65%)

Parents

8
(40%)

Library class

8
(40%)

Library media center

6
(30%)

Peers

4
(20%)

Academic library

3
(15%)

University orientation

1
(5%)

Public library

0
(0%)