Abstract

CASTANEDA-PENA, Harold; BARBOSA-CHACON, Jorge Winston; MARCIALES, Gloria  and  BARRETO, Idaly. Profiling Information Literacy in Higher Education: Traces of a Local Longitudinal Study. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2015, vol.14, n.2, pp.445-458. ISSN 1657-9267.  https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.upsy14-2.pilh.

This article reports on a longitudinal study that seeks to understand university studentsinformation-literacy profiles in Colombian universities. The study draws on an understanding of information literacy based on a semiotic and sociocultural framework. Data was gathered at two moments between 2009 and 2012 using an information-literacy-profile questionnaire (ILPQ), and out loud protocols while doing an academic task and in-depth interviews. Findings demonstrate that university students tend to remain in the same information literacy profile during their university studies. Results also show a tendency to move between profiles qualifying processes of access, evaluation and use of information for academic tasks. These findings bring in a number of recommendations for higher education discussed at the end of the article.

Keywords : Information literacy; profiles; higher education.

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