Do People Overestimate Their Information Literacy Skills? A Systematic Review of Empirical Evidence on the Dunning-Kruger Effect

Mahmood, Khalid

doi:10.15760/comminfolit.2016.10.2.24

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“…Another possibllity is the existence of the Dunning-Kruger Effect, whereby people with low ability mistakenly assume greater ability through limited understanding (Kruger and Dunning, 1999). In support, Mahmood (2016) has previously reported the existence of the Dunning-Kruger effect in people's self-reported IL.…”

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Developing health information literacy in disengaged at-risk populations

Buchanan

Nicol²

2019

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Purpose: to advance our understanding of the challenges of health information literacy education in disengaged at-risk populations; and from the perspective of professionals out with information professions occupying everyday support roles. Design/methodology: qualitative in-depth case study. Our participants were a team of UK Family Nurses providing outreach support to young expectant mothers from areas of multiple deprivations, and the mothers themselves. Our data collection methods were observation, survey, interviews, and focus groups. Findings: information needs of mothers are multiple, and not always recognised as information problems, or revealed. Several felt overwhelmed, and actively avoided health information. There is low awareness and/or use of state sources of online health information. Family nurses provide an important information intermediary role, but are unfamiliar with information literacy (IL) concepts and models; consequently, there is limited evidence of client transitions to independent information seeking, or underpinning pedagogical practices to achieve such goals. Research limitations/implications: further research is required into appropriate pedagogical approaches to IL education adaptable to semi-structured everyday situations. Recognition of information need requires particular attention, including methods of elicitation and specification in the problematic context. Practical implications: in an era of digital transitions and public service reforms, we raise important questions regarding the true reach of Public Health policy. Originality/value: holistically examining nurse-client information behaviours; extends discussion of low IL in nurses beyond issues of evidence based practice, to issues of developing healthcare self-efficacy in at-risk clients.

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Developing health information literacy in disengaged at-risk populations

Buchanan

Nicol²

2019

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“…(e.g. The Swedish Ministry of Education 2016) as well as with earlier research (Gross & Latham, 2012;Mahmood, 2016).…”

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“…Additionally, previous research has shown that pupils often have a simple understanding of facts and tend to construct a dichotomy between facts and opinions (Alexandersson & Limberg, 2003). Furthermore, earlier research has consistently confirmed a relationship between low proficiency and overestimation of competence in relation to information literacy (Gross & Latham, 2012;Mahmood, 2016). Another starting point for research on IS and CAI in school settings in recent years has been the increasing significance of digital technology and the use of social media and search engines that has changed the information infrastructure of schools considerably (c.f.…”

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Educating for Democracy? The Role of Media and Information Literacy Education for Pupils in Swedish Compulsory School

Carlsson

Sundin

2020

Sustainable Digital Communities

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This paper reports a study of pupils' experiences of media and information literacy education in five Swedish schools by answering the following overarching question, what roles do the teaching of information seeking and critical assessment of information play for pupils in their school-work as well as in their everyday life? Pupils in ninth grade were asked to fill in a questionnaire regarding their use of digital technology as well as their thoughts on media and information literacy education. The study shows that many pupils are knowledgeable about the terms of production pertaining to content in most online sources they mention. Still, infrastructural meaning-making that take into consideration issues of personalization, data integrity and surveillance, are largely lacking. The study also shows that the school's teaching is central to the pupils' development of a critical stance towards the information that they encounter online. These findings underline the importance of how schools choose to treat media and information literacy education. It is concerning then that infrastructural meaningmaking is quite absent in the pupils' responses.

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“…3,12 Many studies deal with self-assessed student knowledge and skills in information searching [see, for example Kuhlthau,8 ] but there are few studies that investigate students' changing search strategies, particularly in higher education. Mahmood 25 demonstrates that students often overestimate their skills in information literacy, according to the Dunning-Kruger effect. 7…”

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<p>Assessment of Search Strategies in Literature-Review-Based Candidate Theses Within a Nursing Program</p>

Herrström¹,

Larsson²,

Einberg³

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AMEP

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Point your SmartPhone at the code above. If you have a QR code reader the video abstract will appear. Or use: https://youtu.be/iiDTvayaYHU Background: The majority of candidate theses in baccalaureate nursing programs in Sweden are written as literature studies. Being able to carry out a systematic and structured literature search is an essential part of thesis-related work. Aim: The aim of the current study was to investigate changes in nursing students' search strategies in candidate theses. Methods: A retrospective, quantitative study design was obtained. Librarians (n = 2) and teachers (n = 4) randomly examined selected candidate theses (every third thesis, n = 89) from the years 2012, 2014, and 2016. Results: The result showed a significant improvement over the years (from 2012 and 2014 to 2016) regarding the use of a sufficient number of synonyms, matching search terms to the respective database, use of the Boolean operator OR, and the use of subject headings and free text searches. Use of the title/abstract search largely disappeared. There was a significant change in the types of searches being done. The searches have become more structured in later years as the use of block searches increased significantly; in other words, more systematic and relevant searches have been done in recent years. Conclusion: The result of this study shows that the quality of the students' search strategies improved significantly during the studied years. It is recommended that search documents are used in both formative and summative assessments to evaluate students' search strategies. Educational development in the form of enhanced collaboration between librarians and teachers in nursing programs is recommended because it might help to develop student search strategies in literature-based candidate theses.

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Do People Overestimate Their Information Literacy Skills? A Systematic Review of Empirical Evidence on the Dunning-Kruger Effect

Cited by 138 publications

References 40 publications

Developing health information literacy in disengaged at-risk populations

Developing health information literacy in disengaged at-risk populations

Educating for Democracy? The Role of Media and Information Literacy Education for Pupils in Swedish Compulsory School

<p>Assessment of Search Strategies in Literature-Review-Based Candidate Theses Within a Nursing Program</p>

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