Setting Them up for Success: Assessing a Pre-Research Assignment for First-Year International Students

Autor/in	Avery, Susan
Titel	Setting Them up for Success: Assessing a Pre-Research Assignment for First-Year International Students
Quelle	In: Communications in Information Literacy, 11 (2017) 2, S.324-338 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1933-5954
Schlagwörter	Information Literacy; Scientific Literacy; Search Strategies; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Teachers; Library Instruction; Foreign Students; Student Needs; College Students; Library Research; Student Adjustment; Information Retrieval; Databases; Concept Mapping; Librarians; Librarian Teacher Cooperation; College Faculty; Research Skills; Teaching Methods; Illinois (Urbana) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informationskompetenz; Suchstrategie; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Bibliotheksverzeichnis; Collegestudent; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Datenbank; Concept Map; Librarian; Bibliothekar; Bibliothekarin; Fakultät; Forschungsleistung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	As the international student population continues to grow, librarians must adjust their instruction to meet the needs of students who are adapting to a new country, culture, and language. This study assesses first-year international students as they engage in the research process through the completion of concept maps that precede database searches. Librarians assessed concept maps of international students completed prior to information literacy instruction to better understand the difficulties they experienced defining research topics and identifying keywords and alternatives. The results of this assessment provide a deeper understanding of the challenges first-year international students face with creating search strategies. Ultimately, this study resulted in more meaningful relationships between librarians and English as a second language (ESL) instructors, and effective adaptations to ESL library instruction. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01