The Impact of Library Tutorials on the Information Literacy Skills of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy Students in an Evidence-Based Practice Course: A Rubric Assessment

Authors

April Schweikhard, Kennesaw State UniversityFollow
Toni Hoberecht, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa
Alyssa Peterson, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa
Ken Randall, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa

Document Type

Article

Department

University Library

Publication Date

1-12-2018

Abstract

This study measures how online library instructional tutorials implemented into an evidence-based practice course have impacted the information literacy skills of occupational and physical therapy graduate students. Through a rubric assessment of final course papers, this study compares differences in students’ search strategies and cited sources pre- and post-implementation of the tutorials. The population includes 180 randomly selected graduate students from before and after the library tutorials were introduced into the course curriculum. Results indicate a statistically significant increase in components of students’ searching skills and ability to find higher levels of evidence after completing the library tutorials.

Journal

Medical Reference Services Quarterly

Journal ISSN

1540-9597

Volume

37

Issue

1

First Page

43

Last Page

59

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1080/02763869.2018.1404388

Comments

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Medical Reference Services Quarterly on January 12, 2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02763869.2018.1404388.