The Effectiveness of Web-Enhanced Self-Directed Learning in Promoting Information Literacy of Nursing Students in Taiwan
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Kellett, Ursula
Mitchell, Marion
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Wollin, Judy
Yao, Ho Mei
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Background and Purpose: It has become imperative for health professionals to have information literacy, including database searching skills, to enable them to practise contemporary quality patient care, and developing information literacy requires computer literacy and self-directed learning (SDL). More than the half of the current nursing workforce in Taiwan graduate from an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program, but the effectiveness of integrating e-learning to promote the information literacy and SDL of students in the ADN program is unclear. This study investigated whether a researcher-developed web-enhanced education intervention guided by Knowles' Adult Learning Theory (KALT) would improve Taiwanese ADN students' online searching knowledge, skills, self-efficacy, and self-directed learning. The 10-week intervention comprised a self-paced online learning package, an online forum, a face-to-face tutorial, and an optional weekly drop-in session. [...]
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Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
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School of Nursing and Midwifery
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Web-enhanced self-directed learning
Information Literacy of Nursing Students
Nursing students, Taiwan