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Student Information Literacy in the Mobile Environment

Student Information Literacy in the Mobile Environment. A Critique of: Yarmey , K. (2011). Student Information Literacy in the Mobile Environment. 1-8. http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/StudentInformationLiteracyinth/225860. Israel Butler May 16, 2012

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Student Information Literacy in the Mobile Environment

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  1. Student Information Literacy in the Mobile Environment A Critique of: Yarmey, K. (2011). Student Information Literacy in the Mobile Environment. 1-8. http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/StudentInformationLiteracyinth/225860 Israel Butler May 16, 2012 EDET 780

  2. Purpose • Searching for information effectively • Critical evaluation of information • Incorporation of new information into one’s knowledge base

  3. Methodology • Study conducted fall 2010 • Electronic survey on Internet-capable phone use • Random sample of 832 University of Scranton undergraduates • Ages 18-24, representing 22% of university’s undergrad population. • Survey consisted of 35 multiple-choice questions

  4. Phone Ownership • 69% of respondents (229 students) owned smartphones • iPhone – 11% • Android – 12% • BlackBerry – 20% • Other brands – 57%

  5. Academic Use of Smartphones (Yarmey Figure 2)

  6. Info Gathering on Smartphones • Different phone users search for information in various ways • Majority of smartphone users used typed keywords • iPhone and Android users used alternative input methods

  7. Verifying Search Results • Yarmey’s survey found that the majority of students reviewed search results less than twice • Less than 25% reported checking more than five initial search results

  8. Mobile Website Reliability • 25% of respondents did not question reliability of sites • <10% reported visiting a website’s “About Us” page • Varmey’s theory: • Loading additional web page on phone would demand more time: speed of data connection

  9. Evaluation of Mobile Apps • 73% of iPhone users and 86% of Android users used app reviews to judge reliability • Less than 7% of iPhone users and 11% of Android users did not question validity of apps

  10. Conclusion • Information literacy instructors should become familiar with new search methods to aid students • Students should review a number of serach results • Instructors should help students understand how to evaluate info when presented in nontraditional forms, i.e. mobile apps • Students may need help applying information literacy skills learned while searching on a desktop/laptop

  11. Problems • Mobile technology such as iPads and other tablet devices were beginning to surface in the mainstream • Certain Academic apps (Scranton’s Angel system) were not as userfriendly during the time of survey • Research was limited in scope due to single-site survey

  12. Focus of Study • Searching for information effectively in the mobile environment • Critical evaluation of mobile resources • Exploring different methods information was retrieved through smartphones

  13. Future Research • How has information literacy changed with the emergence of recent technological advancements in mobile devices and tablet computers? • Since academic mobile apps have been improved since the time of this study, are postsecondary students more information literate with user-friendlier apps?

  14. Yarmey, K. (2011). Student Information Literacy in the Mobile Environment. 1-8. http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/StudentInformationLiteracyinth/225860

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