The Relationship between Information Literacy and Academic Performance of University Students

Subject Areas : Infomartion Technology

Kioumars Niazazari ¹ , Abolghasem Barimani ² , Ali Jokar ³ , Ahmad Rastegar Amree ⁴

1 - Full Professor of Educational Management Department, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran
2 - Ph.D. Student of Educational Management, Faculty Member of Neka Branch, Islamic Azad University, Neka, Iran
3 - Ph.D. Student of Educational Management, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran
4 - M.A.Student in General Psychology, Science and Research Branch of Tehrabn (Mazandaran), Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran

Received: 2014-07-07 Accepted : 2015-09-27 Published : 2015-11-01

Keywords: students, Information and communication technology, Information literacy, Academic performance, Motivation,

Abstract :

In the present era, having access to information and using it effectively is considered as a fundamental principle in the social and professional life of everyone from different groups of society. In this case, information literacy is a means of communication in the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between instruction of information literacy and academic performance of M.A. students in Islamic Azad University, Roodehen branch. The research method was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population was all M.A. students of pedagogy, consulting and psychology generally (N=688). 242 subjects were determined as sample through Krejcie and Morgan table and selected randomly by using stratified sampling method based on field of study. To collect data, a researcher made questionnaire was used.Content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by professors and professional experts. The reliability was estimated 0.79 using Cronbach's alpha. To study and analyze the data, descriptive and inferential statistics such as Pearson correlation coefficient, two-way ANOVA and multiple regressions were used. The results of the survey showed a significant relationship between instruction of informational literacy (to find, to use and to be motivated) and M.A. students’ academic performance and %10.5 of the improvement in students' academic performance was due to their instruction of informational literacy.

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