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Assessing Freshmen Undergraduate Students' Comprehension of Library Vocabularies in Library Orientation Sessions.
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Libri: International Journal of Libraries & Information Services . Sep2022, Vol. 72 Issue 3, p253-262. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- This paper evaluates freshmen undergraduate students' comprehension of library vocabularies used by librarians in library orientation sessions. For the assessment, a questionnaire survey was conducted among a group of 1456 freshmen students during library orientations at a premier public university in Bangladesh. In addition to students' socio-demographic and personal information, the survey included 15-multiple choice questions on the definition of library terminologies. For each definition, the correct answer was given a score of "1" whereas the wrong or unsure response was assigned a score of "0." Statistical procedures, t-test and ANOVA, were run to test the equality of means between student groups. A Generalised Estimating Equation (GEE) model was applied to determine the effect of socio-demographic and personal variables on students' category-specific scores. The findings indicate that more than half of the terms were either incorrectly defined or not known to students. There were significant differences in freshmen's total and category-specific scores based on gender, age, previous residence, discipline enrolled, computer and library experience and in terms of their previous exposure to library instructions. The GEE model showed that category-specific scores were significantly associated with term types and prior computer and library experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00242667
- Volume :
- 72
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Libri: International Journal of Libraries & Information Services
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 158961210
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1515/libri-2021-0042