Table 1. School Level Geographic Distribution, Socioeconomic Situation, and Location

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Variable

Percent

N of schools

Region

West, 19

Mid-West, 38

South, 6

North East, 36

9

18

3

17

Socioeconomic level

(self-reported by school librarian)

Low needs, 9

Average needs, 72

High needs, 19

4

34

9

School Location

Rural, 19

Suburban, 72

Urban, 9

9

34

4

Table 2. Student Race/Ethnicity    

Race/ethnicity category

N of students

% of total

National percentage*

Native American

14

1.10

1.20

Asian and Pacific Islander

54

4.30

4.60

Black

86

6.80

17.20

White

927

73.70

57.10

Other

34

2.70

-

Hispanic/ Latino

138

11.00

19.80

*National percentage figures reflect all students enrolled in U.S. elementary and secondary schools in 2005. ( http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2008/nativetrends/tables/table_2_1a.asp).

Table 3. Student Gender    

Gender

N

%

Male

677

46.2

Female

582

53.8

Table 4. Reliability of Study Constructs    

Reliability

Cronbach’s alpha

Perceived competence in information skills: 17 items

.93

Perceived competence in digital technology activities: 11 items

.92

Read for enjoyment: 3 items

.80

Curiosity: 5 items

.79

Information skills: 25 items 

.81

Digital technology: 43 items

.86

Table 5. Descriptive Statistics of Measures Used in the Analyses    

Variable pist

Project participants

M

SD

N

Parent education

3.65

1.35

993

Self-reported grades

3.78

.98

1209

Perceived competence in reading

4.06

.99

1204

Enjoyment of reading

3.51

1.14

1266

Perceived competence in information skills

3.89

.67

1259

Perceived competence in digital technology activities

4.04

.72

1156

Curiosity

3.68

.72

1268

Information skills knowledge

13.71

4.98

1204

Digital technology knowledge

27.03

7.40

1156

Table 6. Pearson Correlation Coefficients for Variables Used in the Analysis    

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1. Parent education

1

N

993

2. Self-reported grades

.27**

1

N

921

1209

3. Perceived competence in reading

.13**

.22**

1

N

917

1204

1204

4. Enjoyment of reading

.17**

.18**

.49**

1

N

955

1208

1203

1266

5. Perceived competence in information skills

.28**

.35**

.41**

.48**

1

N

952

1209

1204

1258

1259

6. Curiosity

.22**

.25**

.33**

.41**

.58**

1

N

954

1207

1202

1264

1258

1268

7. Perceived competence in digital technology activities

.18**

.16**

.28**

.33**

.58**

.46**

1

N

926

1078

1073

1118

1115

1116

1159

8. Information skills knowledge

.27**

.39**

.43**

.40**

.41**

.30**

.32**

1

N

918

1200

1195

1203

1204

1202

1071

1204

9. Digital technology knowledge

.30**

.38**

.42**

.37**

.38**

.29**

.41**

.72**

1

N

926

1074

1069

1114

1111

1112

1141

1069

1156

* p < .05 ** p < .01 *** p < .001

Table 7. Ordinary Least Squares Regression Predicting Actual Information Skills Knowledge    

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Variable List

Standardized Beta

Standardized Beta

Standardized Beta

Standardized Beta

Curiosity

.16***

.004

Perceived competence in information skills

.10**

.10**

Enjoyment of reading

.15***

.15**

Perceived competence in reading

.21***

.21**

Parent education

.17***

.15***

.12***

.18**

Self-reported grades

.34***

.31***

.24***

.34**

Intercept

7.5

2.2

-2.2

-2.17

n

911

911

908

906

R 2

.18

.20

.30

.30

Adjusted R 2

.18

.20

.30

.30

* p < .05 ** p < .01 *** p < .001

Table 8. Ordinary Least Squares Regression Predicting Actual Digital Technology Knowledge    

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Variable List

Standardized Beta

Standardized Beta

Standardized Beta

Standardized Beta

Curiosity

.16***

-.01

Perceived competence in technology skills

.22***

.22**

Enjoyment of reading

.09**

.10**

Perceived competence in reading

.26***

.26***

Parent education

.20***

.18***

.14***

.15***

Self-reported grades

.31***

.29***

.22***

.22***

Intercept

14.17

7.09

-.512

-.351

n

870

870

862

860

R 2

.17

.20

.34

.34

Adjusted R 2

.17

.19

.34

.34

* p < .05 ** p < .01 *** p < .001

Table 9. Ordinary Least Squares Regression Predicting Actual Digital Technology Knowledge Based on Information Skills Knowledge and Perceived Competence in Information Skills    

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Variable List

Standardized Beta

Standardized Beta

Standardized Beta

Standardized Beta

Information literacy knowledge

.65***

.62***

.61***

Perceived competence in information skills

.11***

.08**

Enjoyment of reading

.07**

Parent education

.20***

.09***

.08***

.08**

Self-reported grades

.31***

.08***

.06***

.06**

Intercept

14.15

11.96

5.77

5.63

n

864

863

862

861

R 2

.17

.51

.52

.53

Adjusted R 2

.17

.51

.52

.52

* p < .05 ** p < .01 *** p < .001