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ECIL 2014: Information Literacy. Lifelong Learning and Digital Citizenship in the 21st Century pp 370–378Cite as

Information Literacy Competencies among Social Sciences Undergraduates: A Case Study Using Structural Equation Model

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The Information Literacy profile of a randomly selected sample of students in Social Sciences from three Spanish universities is analysed, on the base of a mixed assessment model, both subjective-objective, and centred on perceptions and evidences. The measurement tool, based on the IL-HUMASS survey, includes twenty six variables (competences) and three scales: one is based on subjective perceptions (deployed in both motivation and self-efficacy), and the other two point out at objective evidences regarding individuals’ knowledge (to know) and skill (know-how). Competencies are clustered in four categories (search, evaluation, processing, communication & dissemination). The application of the structural equation model (SEM) which combines multiple regression and confirmatory factor analysis techniques, provides knowledge of the relationships among the four sets of categories. Results show a strong correlation between the pairs of categories search-evaluation and evaluation-communication with regard to the attitudinal scales (motivation and self-efficacy). As a consequence, further research is needed.

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  1. Department of Communication and Information, University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain

    María Pinto

  2. Department of Quantitative Methods for Economic and Enterprise, University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain

    Rosaura Fernández-Pascual

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  1. Department of Information Management, Faculty of Letters, Hacettepe University, Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey

    Serap Kurbanoğlu

  2. Department of Information and Communication Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

    Sonja Špiranec

  3. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Esther Grassian

  4. University of California Los Angeles, USA

    Diane Mizrachi

  5. University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, UK

    Ralph Catts

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Pinto, M., Fernández-Pascual, R. (2014). Information Literacy Competencies among Social Sciences Undergraduates: A Case Study Using Structural Equation Model. In: Kurbanoğlu, S., Špiranec, S., Grassian, E., Mizrachi, D., Catts, R. (eds) Information Literacy. Lifelong Learning and Digital Citizenship in the 21st Century. ECIL 2014. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 492. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14136-7_39

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