Measuring the impact of information literacy instruction programmes on students learning using pre and post tests a case study of punjab agricultural university ludhiana

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ABSTRACT newline newlineTitle : Measuring the impact of information literacy instruction programmes on students learning using pre- and post-tests: a case study of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana newlineName : Suniti Bala newline110-DBIMCS(mg)2013 newline newlineSupervisor : Dr Payare Lal, Professor Subject Library and Information Science Year of award of degree : 2016 newlineTotal pages : 158+ Annexures+Bibliography newline newlineName of the University : Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh newline newline newlineAn emphasis on instruction has been growing in libraries as a result of the cumbersome amount of information that is produced and available globally. In today s Information Age society, it is necessary for students to function well because of the explosion of information technologies. They must be information literate and know how to navigate, find, retrieve, analyze, and use information to be successful in an academic environment as well as the workplace. This study explored the status of information literacy skills and the impact of information literacy instructions on students learning. This study has provided data on the information skills of the students before and after attending face-to-face information literacy sessions and credit-bearing courses. The data revealed that the PG students improved themselves in a better way as compare to the UG students. The students who attended the library s information literacy instructions were better in their IL skills as compare to those who did not attend any of the training programmes. Though, in the complex questions all the students showed a little progress. newline newlineKeywords: Information Literacy, User education, Bibliographic instructions, User orientation, Freshman initiation newline newline newline