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The impact of information literacy on the pass rate of first year students: a project at the Cape Peninsula University o

The impact of information literacy on the pass rate of first year students: a project at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Michiel Moll. Contents. Background Students Grade 12 structure Grade 12 results and ranking Course results and ranking Ranking variance

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The impact of information literacy on the pass rate of first year students: a project at the Cape Peninsula University o

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  1. The impact of information literacy on the pass rate of first year students: a project at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology Michiel Moll Northumbria conference York

  2. Contents • Background • Students • Grade 12 structure • Grade 12 results and ranking • Course results and ranking • Ranking variance • Infolit ranking group • Ranking and variance • Conclusion Northumbria conference York

  3. Background • Information literacy policy • CPUT Libraries – 10 Campuses = 97 staff • 9 Faculty librarians • 2 Information librarians • 7 Librarian branch managers Northumbria conference York

  4. Students • Wellington Campus - previously College of Education • First-year Education students • Studying the same course – FET • Education literacy tradition • Cooperation of staff at Wellington Northumbria conference York

  5. Disparate student body Wide socio-economic backgrounds Differentiated educational history Wide academic range Dave John Susan Lindiwe

  6. Grade 12 structure • Pre 2009 • Post 2009 • Language level • Mathematics/ mathematical literacy Northumbria conference York

  7. Group S Grade 12 results 20/08/2011 Northumbria conference York

  8. Group T Grade 12 results Northumbria conference York

  9. Grade 12 ranking Northumbria conference York

  10. Course results 20/08/2011 Northumbria conference York

  11. Course ranking 20/08/2011 Northumbria conference York

  12. Ranking Variance 20/08/2011 Northumbria conference York

  13. Infolit Ranking Group 20/08/2011 Northumbria conference York

  14. Ranking and Variance 20/08/2011 Northumbria conference York

  15. Conclusion The conclusion that can be drawn then is that Information Literacy training carried out effectively, as measured by student’s success in Information Literacy assessments, leads to an overall better performance in the student’s academic studies… irrespective of the actual level of performance OR CAN WE? Northumbria conference York

  16. Moving on.... • Further research • Internally – other groups • Other factors – frequency, pre and posttest • Longitudinally with the same group – 2nd,3rd,4th year. • Use of present • Internally – for librarians • Internally for academic departments • Internally for infolit committee SASA – Bringing the disciplines together

  17. Thank you Michiel Moll Mollm@cput.ac.za Northumbria conference York

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