ERIC Number: EJ845172
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 17
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Teaching Information Literacy through Learning Styles: The Application of Gardner's Multiple Intelligences
Mokhtar, Intan Azura; Majid, Shaheen; Foo, Schubert
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, v40 n2 p93-109 2008
The key for students of today to become independent learners and knowledge workers of tomorrow lies in being information literate. However, existing information literacy (IL) teaching approaches have not always been successful in equipping students with these crucial skills to ensure deep erudition and long-lasting retention. Hence, sound pedagogical approaches become critical in IL education. This research hypothesizes that students grasp IL skills more effectively when their innate interests, such as that determined by their respective dominant intelligences, are stimulated and applied to their work. Consequently, they would produce work of better quality. To verify these postulations, an IL course was designed for students undertaking project work to equip them with the necessary IL skills, by using an established pedagogical approach--Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. Subsequently the quality of students' project work between the experimental and control groups were compared. It was found that the performance of students who had undergone IL training through the application of learning styles was superior in their project work. (Contains 8 tables.)
Descriptors: Control Groups, Multiple Intelligences, Information Literacy, Teaching Methods, Student Interests, Student Projects, Active Learning, Cognitive Style, Learning Theories, Libraries, College Students, Information Science, Information Science Education
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Education Level: Elementary Education; Primary Education
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