Information Literacy Level of Students of Universitas Negeri Padang Using the Big 6 Model

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.200824.035How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Information literacy, information

Abstract

This research discusses the level of information literacy of student of Universitas Negeri Padang using The Big 6 Model. This research uses explanative method which aimed to explain why events occur, and to build and develop theories or concepts. The data obtained by directly distributing questionnaires. Data analysis is conducted to answer the research problem. The data collected was simplified, processed then presented by calculating the student information literacy level score. The data was processed in tabular form so it’s easy to read and present. The interpretation done to look for broader meanings and implications of the data displayed. The data that has been calculated and grouped in a table was presented descriptively into statement sentences that describe the data clearly. The Researchers found that the level of student information literacy is in low level, the student‘s knowledge about information literacy activities is still not good. Many students still do not understand the ethics and stages to find information. These problems cause the students of being wrong in obtaining and using information. In addition, in the evaluation activities there are not many students sort the level of usefulness of information needed, students only search for information and take the information without reading and understanding it in advance before using it. So, the results obtained can be concluded that students still do not understand the actual information literacy ability and students are still classified as students with low information literacy skills.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Marlini
AU  - Elva Rahmah
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TI  - Information Literacy Level of Students of Universitas Negeri Padang Using the Big 6 Model
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