INFORMATION COMPETENCE SELF-ASSESSMENT IN PSYCHOLOGY STUDIES FROM STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION.

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  • María Pinto Molina Dpto. de Información y Comunicación Universidad de Granada
  • Susana Puertas Valdeiglesias Dpto. de Psicología Social Universidad de Granada
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/analesdoc.15.2.151661
Keywords: Information literacy, Information competencies, Psychology, Information search, Evaluation of the information, Information processing, Communication of information, IL-HUMASS survey

Abstract

Taking into account the establishment of the European Higher Education Area, an approach into the self-assessment of information competences by students of Psychology is proposed. Our diagnostic tool is the IL-HUMASS survey, focused on four key dimensions: information search, evaluation, processing and communication-diffusion. The questionnaire also has a three-faceted viewpoint: motivation, self-efficacy and learning habits from the students. We present the results enhancing which are the competences best and worst evaluated by students, in diverse courses; which ones they consider they manage better, which ones they consider as more important; and which seem more difficult for them, regarding understanding and development. In our conclusions we will offer a practical proposal to intervene and help the students in order to improve the weaknesses diagnoses in their information competence.

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María Pinto Molina, Dpto. de Información y Comunicación Universidad de Granada

Dpto. de Información y Comunicación.

Catedrática de Documentación.

Susana Puertas Valdeiglesias, Dpto. de Psicología Social Universidad de Granada

Dpto. de Psicología Social.

Published
11-10-2012
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Pinto Molina, M., & Puertas Valdeiglesias, S. (2012). INFORMATION COMPETENCE SELF-ASSESSMENT IN PSYCHOLOGY STUDIES FROM STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION. Information Science Journal, 15(2). https://doi.org/10.6018/analesdoc.15.2.151661
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