Assessment of Information Literacy and Self-Efficacy Northeastern Rajabhat University
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14456/jiskku.2020.7Keywords:
Assessment of information literacy, Self-efficacy, Undergraduate studentAbstract
Purpose of the study: This research aimed to study the assessment of information literacy and the self-efficacy’s learners in Northeastern Rajabhat Universities.
Methodology: The research tools used in this research was the questionnaire which involved the information literacy skills and the self-efficacy by using the self-efficacy standards of higher educations and the self-efficacy’s Bandura Theory.
Main Findings: The result revealed that the students in Northeastern Rajabhat Universities had the information literacy in overall at above average level. When considering in each standard found that the respondents had the information literacy in all standards at above average level. The highest-level standard was the students had the competency to access the information literacy efficiently and effectively. Regarding the low-level standard was the students could explain or identify the information literacy needs and the self-efficacy of the students was overall in the moderate level. When considering in each item found that the self-efficacy “Failure keeps me fighting” was in the highest value. In the low-level item, which also evaluated it in level disagreed, it was “the students did not accept the problem making by themselves.”
Applications of this study: It could take the results to develop innovation. This model learning could apply in teaching for the learner’s needs in order to promote information literacy and the self-efficacy.
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