Information access and evaluation skills of secondary school students in Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorOwusu-Ansah Mfum, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorYeboah, Patience
dc.contributor.authorS. Dadzie, Perpetua
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-24T11:56:03Z
dc.date.available2023-11-24T11:56:03Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractInformation Literacy (IL) is a necessary skill needed by students to survive in the dynamic information environment of the 21st century. This study explored the IL skills of secondary school students in Ghana with specific focus on students’ abilities in finding and evaluating information. The study was conducted in two “first-class” secondary schools in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region of Ghana; Opoku Ware Senior High School and Yaa Asantewaa Girls’ Senior High School. A survey instrument was developed to assess the skills of the students in that regard. Questionnaires were distributed to an overall sample size of one hundred and seventy (170) students in the two schools. In addition, four teaching staff of the schools were also interviewed to corroborate the findings from the students. The findings revealed that students in the two schools lack the ability to effectively access information for their academic work. The study also discovered that students in the participating schools lack the basic skills to differentiate good information from bad ones. The study recommends, among others, the integration of IL into the secondary school curriculum in Ghana; and collaboration between librarians, teaching staff and the Ghana Education Service to promote IL among students to promote lifelong learning.
dc.identifier.citationYeboah, P., Dadzie, P. S., & Owusu-Ansah, C. M. (2017). Information access and evaluation skills of secondary school students in Ghana. Library Philosophy and Practice, 1552(5), 1-22.
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.aamusted.edu.gh/handle/123456789/895
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherLibrary Philosophy and Practice
dc.titleInformation access and evaluation skills of secondary school students in Ghana
dc.typeArticle
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