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1 - Comparison and study of media literacy and information literacy among male and female students
سیدکاظم بنی هاشم

According to the UNESCO’s report, medial literacy and information literacy should be considered as the two main rights of human. UNESCO also pointed out that media literacy and information literacy play have the great importance in the twentieth century. Therefore More

According to the UNESCO’s report, medial literacy and information literacy should be considered as the two main rights of human. UNESCO also pointed out that media literacy and information literacy play have the great importance in the twentieth century. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to Comparison and study of media literacy and information literacy among male and female students of Ardebil’s medical Science University. Survey-analytical method was used as the research method. Research tool included Ashrafirizi& et.al Questionnaire (2013). Validity was confirmed by experts in information science and knowledge science by 79/0 percent. Reliability of the questionnaire was achieved by Cronbach's alpha with 89/0 percent. The study population consisted of students of Ardebil’s medical Science University. In this study, stratified random sampling method was used and the sample size was 322 people, according to Cochran formula. Collected data was analyzed by descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics of Tukey test and ANOVA. Result showed that the mean of media and information literacy among students of Ardebil’s Medical Sciences University was 3/45 ± 0/54 which is above average and relatively high. The results also showed that there was no significant relationship between degree usage of media literacy and information literacy with gender. Manuscript profile

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2 - Solutions for Increasing Teachers' Media and Information Literacy
jahandar amiri ARDASHIR ZABOLIZADA SAJAD KARAMI

Abstract of reaserch The Ministry of Education is the country's most formal educational organization and its teachers are an essential pillar of the organization.With the development of mass media and the involvement of various institutions in the field of education, th More

Abstract of reaserch The Ministry of Education is the country's most formal educational organization and its teachers are an essential pillar of the organization.With the development of mass media and the involvement of various institutions in the field of education, the educational monopoly of this organization has been practically broken, especially in the field of new technologies.Many teens and teenagers misuse the Internet and information and communication resources.They do not have effective training in the use of information and communication resources at home and at school, on the other hand they do not have a specific institution to guide them.And according to research on the differences in Internet and media literacy of students and teachers, parents and teachers cannot teach students how to use modern media and information resources.And the need to increase teachers' media literacy and solutions that are the subject of this research has become an important issue.The methodology of this research is about strategies for enhancing teachers' media and information literacy, qualitative content analysis, and is based on documentary studies and semi-structured interviews.The statistical population consisted of media and information literacy experts and education experts and the data were collected through semi-structured interviews until theoretical saturation.Based on the results, training skills 1- Accessibility, 2- Use-application, 3- Evaluation-Analysis and 4) Production. It has a major impact on enhancing teachers' media and information literacy, with suggested solutions tailored to these skills. Keywords: media and information literacy, teachers, education, information resources Manuscript profile

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3 - Design a model for measuring the information literacy of journalists.
Abbas Daviran Keshavarzi Nosratollah Shadnoosh mojtaba Shahnoushi Froushani

10.30495/jcm.2022.63745.1557

AbstractThe purpose of this research is to design a model for measuring the information literacy of journalists. The research method is applied in terms of purpose and in terms of exploratory nature and in terms of data collection and analysis method, this research is d More

AbstractThe purpose of this research is to design a model for measuring the information literacy of journalists. The research method is applied in terms of purpose and in terms of exploratory nature and in terms of data collection and analysis method, this research is descriptive and survey type. The statistical population in the qualitative field included professors and experts in the field of news who were purposefully selected. The statistical population of the quantitative sector were all journalists of news organizations that were selected by random sampling. For this purpose, after studying the literature and interviewing professors and experts using the Delphi method, the factors and components of journalists' information literacy were identified. Finally, the structural equation method has been used to measure the relationships between journalists' information literacy factors. The results of the qualitative section show that the respondents mentioned a total of 7 factors for information literacy and 30 components for information literacy, and the results of the quantitative section show that IT standards, information literacy assessment tools, information literacy skills, personal factors, regional factors , Regional factors of information environment affect information literacy and information literacy affects the consequences of information literacy, organizational innovation, effectiveness, trust, managerial performance. Manuscript profile

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4 - Identifying the components of information literacy development in the primary course of the education system using content analysis and technique application technique (DEMATEL)
ZAHRA ABBASZADEH amir hosain mahmoudi fereshteh kordestani mehdi shariyatmadari

10.30495/jisds.2021.19446

Despite the importance of information and information literacy as a modern science in the world, its various dimensions and components are still not well understood. Therefore, the main purpose of this article is to identify the dimensions and components of information More

Despite the importance of information and information literacy as a modern science in the world, its various dimensions and components are still not well understood. Therefore, the main purpose of this article is to identify the dimensions and components of information literacy in the education system and identify effective and influential components. Among primary school teachers. In addition to the documentary study, the content analysis technique with MAXQDA12 software has been used to identify the factors and components. In addition, semi-structured interviews with university experts in 1398 were conducted in the form of open, central and selective codes, and to determine the effective and effective components of the test and evaluation decision (DEMATEL) has been used. According to semi-structured interviews, 233 open codes and 67 pivotal codes were extracted for information literacy, which ultimately identified 8 dimensions and 21 main components for information literacy. Then, according to the matrix questionnaire of interpretive structural equations, the dimension of identifying information access methods, the ability to search and access information and identify information needs from influential factors and the ability to organize and use information and relate it to previous knowledge, comparative ability Evaluation of information obtained from various sources, adherence to belief values, formulation of information retrieval strategies and information retrieval were identified as effective factors. Manuscript profile

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5 - A survey about the degree of acquaintance and utilization of Internet among students of Islamic Azad University, Garmsar Branch
Seyed Mohammad Sadegh Mahdavi Soroush Fathi Ali Haji Shamsai

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6 - A Survey on the information literacy of undergraduate students of Malek Ashtar University of Technology
Tahereh Gholami

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to determine the level of information literacy among undergraduate students of Malek Ashtar university of Technology(Shahin Shahr-Isfahan). Methodology: The methodology of this research is survey –descriptive type using a q More

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to determine the level of information literacy among undergraduate students of Malek Ashtar university of Technology(Shahin Shahr-Isfahan). Methodology: The methodology of this research is survey –descriptive type using a questionnaire. The population under study was 250 students of Malek Ashtar University of Technology undergraduate students. Findings: According to the research findings, the mean scores obtained among the population under study were: 3.45 for good understanding of information needs, 2.94 for information search strategies, 2.4 for location of information and access to information, 3.38 for use of information, 3.39 for combining new information with previous knowledge and 2.71 for evaluating the result of search process regarding how much it has satisfied their information needs. Conclusion: Based upon the Eisenberg and Berkowitz’s Six big skills, the present research has identified the strengths of information literacy among Undergraduate students of Malek Ashtar university of Technology. It has been carried out to find and study whether Undergraduate students ofMalek Ashtar university of Technology are equipped with these skills and whether they feel the need to gain such skills. In total, the general results of study indicate the status of information literacy among Undergraduate students of Malek Ashtar university of Technology with mean score of 3.04 is medium. Manuscript profile

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7 - The importance of information literacy skills with emphasis on implementation of information and communication technology in the educational system of Iran
Maryam ٍEbrahimpour Mehdi Sobhaninejad Aghdas Shayesteh

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the importance of information literacy skills development between students with emphasis on considerations of implementation of information and communication technology in the educational system of the country. Metho More

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the importance of information literacy skills development between students with emphasis on considerations of implementation of information and communication technology in the educational system of the country. Methodology: The research method is citation analysis. The research population includes the available documents (books, research projects, papers, the creditable sites) which is in the field of information and communication technology in the educational system. Findings:  The study has examined the role of information technology in the development of information literacy. In this research, supporting documents of education in the field of information technology has been investigated and then the implementation of information technology in schools, and finally the major obstacles to the implementation of information and communication technology in education system of the country has been considered. Results: Review of the documents, statistics and previous research shows that due to the lack of infrastructure for providing information literacy education in schools, information literacy among Iranian students is not in appropriate position and major work must be done to improve information literacy in the schools. Manuscript profile

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8 - The amount of media and information literacy among Isfahan University of Medical Sciences' students
Hassan Ashrafi Rizi Amir Ramezani Hamed Aghajani Zahra Kazempoor

Purpose: The purpose of this research was to determine the amount of media and information literacy among Isfahan University of Medical Sciences' students using Iranian Media and Information Literacy Questionnaire (IMILQ). Methods: This is an applied analytical survey More

Purpose: The purpose of this research was to determine the amount of media and information literacy among Isfahan University of Medical Sciences' students using Iranian Media and Information Literacy Questionnaire (IMILQ). Methods: This is an applied analytical survey research in which the data were collected by a researcher made questionnaire. The questionnaire was provided based on specialists' viewpoints and valid scientific works. Its validity and reliability were confirmed by Library and Information Sciences specialists and Chronbach's alpha (r=0.89) respectively. Statistical population consisted of all students at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (6000 cases) and the samples were 361. Sampling method was random stratified sampling. Data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The findings showed that the mean level of media and information literacy among Isfahan University of Medical Sciences' students was 3.34±0.444 (higher than average). The highest mean was promotion of scientific degree with 3.84±0.975 and the lowest mean was difficulties in starting research with 2.50±1.08. The mean of use dimension was more than others with 3.63±0.608 and the lowest mean of dimensions was for access dimension with 2.90±0.710. Comparison between gender age and the amount of media and information literacy among Isfahan University of Medical Sciences' students showed no significant difference, but there was significant difference between educational degree, college type and family's income and amount of media and information literacy. Conclusions: The results showed that the ratio of media and information literacy among Isfahan University of Medical Sciences' students was higher than average. But students did not have enough skills in starting the research, defining the research subject as well as determining a website validation. In general, all students and education practitioners should pay special attention to factors affecting the improving media and information literacy as a main capability in using printed and electronic media. Manuscript profile

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9 - Assessment of information literacy of undergraduate students of Knowledge and Information Science
Leila Khalili

Purpose: The aim of this research study was to determine the information literacy of students and its relation with education and demographic variables. Methodology: In this applied study quantitative approach and survey method was used. Research instrument was a questi More

Purpose: The aim of this research study was to determine the information literacy of students and its relation with education and demographic variables. Methodology: In this applied study quantitative approach and survey method was used. Research instrument was a questionnaire validated by Davarpanah and Siamak (2000). Population of the study was undergraduate students of Knowledge and Information Science in Azarbaijan Shahid Madani university. Data analysis was done using descriptive and inferential parametric statistics and  SPSS  Findings: Information literacy score for second year, junior and senior students was a little more than midpoint. Information literacy score of freshman students was lower than midpoint. Based on independent T test, there was significant difference in mean score of information literacy between girl and boy students. Based on ANOVA test there was significant difference in mean score of information literacy based on entrance year of the students. Result of the Pearson correlation showed that there was positive and significant relation between Grade Point Average (GPA) of students and their information literacy score. Result of ANOVA test showed that there was no significant difference in mean score of information literacy among three groups of students based on their type of diploma. Conclusion: Based on the findings it can be concluded that information literacy of freshman students was lower than three other groups. The students who had better GPA, they also had higher information literacy. Although, the mean score of information literacy for students was above the midpoint, but with considering their field of study, it was unpleasant.    Manuscript profile

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10 - Status of information literacy among normal and smart school teachers in Kashan
Hamid Rahimi Ali YazdKhasty Zahra Feizi

Purpose: The purpose of this research was to study the status of information literacy among normal and smart school teachers. Methodology: Research type was descriptive survey. The statistical population consisted of 511 teachers of Kashan city, out of which 112 were ch More

Purpose: The purpose of this research was to study the status of information literacy among normal and smart school teachers. Methodology: Research type was descriptive survey. The statistical population consisted of 511 teachers of Kashan city, out of which 112 were chosen. The information gathering tools was a questionnaire with 35 items on the base of 5 Likert scales.The questionnaires validity confirmed by the experts. Through Cronbach alpha, coefficient reliability were obtained equal to 0.89.  the data were analyzed in inferential level statistics through Spss 18 version software. Findings: Findings showed the mean of information literacy components are higher than the average. The highest average was related to the item of ability to critically evaluate information which measured 4.23. Results: The results showed that the mean of information literacy among teachers were higher than average thus, all teachers and education practitioners should pay special attention to the factors affecting the improving media and information literacy as a main capability. Manuscript profile

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11 - A Survey of Information literacy on Ph.D. students and faculty of the Research Institute of Hawzeh and University in Qom
Mohammad Sajedi Ali Reza Isfandiari Moghadam

Purpose: The main purpose of this research is to identify the information literacy level of Ph.D. students and faculty members of the Research Institute of Hawzeh and University in Qom. Methodology: In this study, in order to evaluate the information literacy level of P More

Purpose: The main purpose of this research is to identify the information literacy level of Ph.D. students and faculty members of the Research Institute of Hawzeh and University in Qom. Methodology: In this study, in order to evaluate the information literacy level of PhD students and faculty members of the Research Institute of Hawzeh and University in Qom, survey and analytical methods are conducted. The population of current research is 77 individual that included all PhD students and faculty members of the Research Institute of Hawzeh and University. Data collecting is based on two methods of field and library studies. A researcher- made questionnaire was used to gather information [data]. The questionnaire consists 27 items. Of the 77 questionnaires distributed, a total of 67 completed questionnaires were returned. Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient was calculated to determine the reliability and obtained 0.83 that showed good reliability of the questionnaire.  Findings: Findings of the study show that 60.9 percents of the statistical population are highly expert in recognition of information needs and identification of its nature and range. Also, 48.8 percent of researchers are completely familiar with information access and acquisition methods. According to the statistical results, in the 57.85 percent of the population, the level of familiarity with the information assessment methods is highly desirable. Also, 58.3 of the statistical populations get benefit in large. Manuscript profile

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12 - Design and validation of information technology development model to teach and promote knowledge management and information literacy for school administrators.
احسان محمدزاده Noor Al-din Mirzaei Naghi Kamali

Purpose: The current research was conducted with the aim of designing and validating the model of information technology development to teach and promote knowledge management and information literacy for school administrators. Method: The current research is applied in More

Purpose: The current research was conducted with the aim of designing and validating the model of information technology development to teach and promote knowledge management and information literacy for school administrators. Method: The current research is applied in terms of purpose and mixed in terms of data collection method. The statistical population in the qualitative section were experts in the field of management and information and communication technology, which were selected with a purposeful method and semi-structured interviews were conducted with them until theoretical saturation. A total sample of 400 people was selected using random multi-stage cluster sampling method. To collect the required information, the library method was used to review the texts, the field method was used for the qualitative part of the semi-structured interview, and for the quantitative part, the researcher-made questionnaire was used. Findings: findings indicated that 5 effective factors in the training and empowerment of managers were identified. which based on path coefficients; The variable of developing knowledge management policies and strategies in the first place; The variable of training and empowering managers in the second place; The variable of change in organizational and structural culture is ranked third, the variable of management and leadership support is ranked fourth, and the variable of information technology development is ranked fifth. The value of GOF was calculated with a value of 0.592, which is higher than the criterion value of 0.3 and shows the appropriate power of the model in predicting the endogenous current variable of the model. Conclusion: Thus, we conclude that the development of information technology has a positive and direct effect on the education and promotion of knowledge management and information literacy of managers. Manuscript profile

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13 - The Effect of Cultural Literacy among Cultural Centers’ Staff on the Satisfaction of Foreign Tourists (Case Study: Espinas Persian Gulf Hotel)
Esmail Kavossi Zakieh Darabi

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14 - The Study of The Relationship between Self Directed Learning Self Efficacy and Information Litracy on the Knowledge
batoul farrokh badri shahtalebi

10.30486/jsre.2018.539730

The current study was performed with the aim of investigating the relationship between self-directed learning, self-efficacy and information literacy and knowledge sharing behaviour among male students of high school of district 2 of Isfahan in the academic year 93-94 t More

The current study was performed with the aim of investigating the relationship between self-directed learning, self-efficacy and information literacy and knowledge sharing behaviour among male students of high school of district 2 of Isfahan in the academic year 93-94 through the descriptive approach of the correlational type. All high school male students of district 2 with the number of 4995 formed the statistical population of the current study that among them 356 people were selected to participate in the current study by the random cluster sampling method. Data collection tools in this study were 4 questionnaires of self-directed learning of Fisher et al. (2001) with 40 items, self-efficacy of Sherer and Maddux (1982) with 17 items, information literacy with 18 items and knowledge sharing with 15 items, that their validity was confirmed, and their reliability, also, was obtained 0.78, 0.90, 0.91 and 0.85, respectively, by using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Obtained data from the research were analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics including correlation coefficient, stepwise regression and analysis of variance. The test results of main theories showed that there was a significant relationship between self-directed learning and knowledge sharing behaviour, between self-efficacy and knowledge sharing behaviour and between information literacy and knowledge sharing behaviour. Also, the results showed that there was a significant relationship between the propensity for learning dimension, the self-management dimension and self-control dimension and knowledge sharing behaviour. Moreover, there was a significant relationship between the desire to behaviour starting of self-efficacy dimension, the desire to expand the effort for affecting the task of self-efficacy dimension, resistant in facing with the obstacles of self-efficacy dimension  and knowledge sharing behaviour. The results of stepwise regression revealed that propensity and self-management dimensions of self-directed learning have the ability of predicting the knowledge sharing behaviour. The relationship among the propensity dimension to expand the effort for affecting the task has the ability of predicting the knowledge sharing behaviour. Among the views of respondents in all four variables based on the education base, there was no significant difference. Manuscript profile

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15 - Validity and Reliability of an Advertising Literacy Questionnaire from the Viewpoints of an Audience using Social Approach
Hamid Ghasemi Nazanin Rasekh Vali Narimanifar

10.30486/4s.2023.1975544.1087

Validity and Reliability of an Advertising Literacy Questionnaire from the Viewpoints of an Audience using Social ApproachObjective:The aim of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of an advertising literacy questionnaire from the viewpoint of high sc More

Validity and Reliability of an Advertising Literacy Questionnaire from the Viewpoints of an Audience using Social ApproachObjective:The aim of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of an advertising literacy questionnaire from the viewpoint of high school physical education teachers as the audience in the city of Drood.Methodology:The research method is applied in terms of purpose and employs a quantitative strategy and uses a descriptive procedure based on the structural equation method. The statistical population of the study consisted of all the K-12 and high school first and second grade teachers of Drood, Lorestan Province (N = 200). In addition, it should be noted that the total population method of sampling was conducted. The measurement instrument is Malmelin’s (2010) Advertising Literacy Questionnaire, which was appraised for validity in the Iranian society. Descriptive indices and statistical tests were used to analyze the data, while the Cronbach's alpha coefficient and combined reliability were used to determine reliability and convergent/divergent validity, and lastly the confirmatory factor analysis was performed to determine construct validity.Results:The results of this study showed a desirable fitting of the dimensions of the advertising literacy model from the viewpoints of the audience, such that in terms of construct validity and significance levels, all items had a significant relationship with the factors and were able to serve as good predictive factors. Furthermore, it was found that based on the Cronbach's alpha values and combined reliability, the questionnaire components had acceptable reliabilityConclusion: As a result of this confirmation in the present study, we can conclude that this questionnaire can be used to examine the state, order and priority of its items according to the customers. Finally, teachers as social contacts would be able to develop Sport advertising plans and evaluate their effectiveness based on obtained results. Keywords: Physical Education teachers, information literacy, visual literacy in the arts, rhetorical literacy, advertising literacy. Manuscript profile

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16 - The Relationship between Information Literacy and Achievement Motivation with the Mediating Role of Self-Regulated Learning
Maryam Emadrouiani Behrang Esmaeilishad

10.30495/ee.2022.1957905.1094

Introduction: The main purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between information literacy and achievement motivation with the mediating role of self-regulated learning. Research Methodology: The research method is of a descriptive and correlational More

Introduction: The main purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between information literacy and achievement motivation with the mediating role of self-regulated learning. Research Methodology: The research method is of a descriptive and correlational type. The statistical population of the study includes all university students of Jajarm city, among which 194 people were selected through relative category random sampling method according to the proposed formula of Fidell and Tabachnick (2007) and based on the number of students in each university. The data collection tools include Siamak and Davarpanah's information literacy (2008), Hermans' achievement motivation (1977) and Bouffard's self-regulation (1995) questionnaires which have face and content validity. The reliability coefficient using Cronbach's alpha was 0.86, 0.84 and 0.81, respectively. Data analysis was performed using Sobel test by SPSS. Findings: According to the statistical results, the strength of the relationship between information literacy and achievement motivation is 0.43, the relationship between information literacy and self-regulated learning is 0.20 and the relationship between achievement motivation and self-regulated learning is 0.41. The test statistic is 2.535, which is greater than the critical value of t at the level of 5% error, ie 1.96, and indicates that the observed correlation is significant. Conclusion: With 95% confidence, there is a relationship between information literacy and achievement motivation with the self-regulated learning mediating role in the university students of Jajarm city.   Manuscript profile

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17 - The impact of Internet information literacy training on university student’s self-directed learning
azam rastgou ezatallah naderi ali shariatmadari maryam seef

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of Internet information literacy training on university student’s problem solving skills. The research method was quasi-experimental. Research population was 230 undergraduate students of Islamic Azad Universi More

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of Internet information literacy training on university student’s problem solving skills. The research method was quasi-experimental. Research population was 230 undergraduate students of Islamic Azad University, Ardabil Branch in 88-89 academic year. Sampling method was simple random sampling and the sample was 50 students. There were 22 students in experimental group and 28 students in control group. The data in this study were collected by standardized Guglielmino self-directed learning questionnaire (1978). Data were analyzed by SPSS 16 software and independent-group t-test. The study showed that there was a significant difference between experimental and control groups in terms of self-directed learning components (love of learning, self-concept as an effective and independent learner, tolerance of risk and ambiguity and complexity in learning, creativity and self directed learning skill totally). But this study also showed that there was not a significant difference between experimental and control groups in terms of self-directed learning components (view of learning as a lifelong, beneficial process, initiative in learning, self understanding and acceptance of responsibility for one’s own learning). The results have implications in improving student’s self directed learning skills.  Manuscript profile

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18 - Relationship teachers' information literacy with effectiveness of intelligent schools
Seyyedeh Maryam Hosseini Largani jamal abdolmaleki

The purpose of this study was to investigate the RelationshipTeachers' Information Literacy with Effectiveness of Intelligent Schools. The research population of all teachers of Smart schools in district 5 of Tehran is 1109 people. A sample of 285 individuals was select More

The purpose of this study was to investigate the RelationshipTeachers' Information Literacy with Effectiveness of Intelligent Schools. The research population of all teachers of Smart schools in district 5 of Tehran is 1109 people. A sample of 285 individuals was selected through simple random sampling from this society. The research method is quantitative, descriptive and from the type of correlation study. The research tool is a questionnaire. A researcher-made questionnaire of 24 information literacy questions and a researcher-made questionnaire on 18 school effectiveness questions were used for collecting data. Cronbach's alpha and confirmatory factor analysis techniques were used to determine the reliability and validity of the tool. Results indicated that the reliability and validity of the tool were desirable. Descriptive (center and dispersion indicators) and inferential (single sample T tests, Pearson correlation coefficient and linear multivariate regression) were used for data analysis, by SPSS software. The results indicate that: The teachers 'information literacy has a positive, direct and significant relationship with the effectiveness of the intelligent schools in Tehran's 5th region in the alpha level of 0.05. In addition, teachers' information literacy has a positive, direct and significant effect on the effectiveness of intelligent schools in the fifth district of Tehran in the alpha level of 0.05. Manuscript profile

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19 - Digital Literacy in an EFL Classroom: Does Dynamic Assessment Benefit from the Literacy?
Mohammadreza Raeisi Davood Mashhadi Heidar Mohammadreza Khodareza

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20 - The Effect of Teachers' Information Literacy on Web-Based Learning of Primary Students in Maragheh City in 1396
Mohammad Ali mojallal sina asadzadeh athtar nory

AbstractThe main purpose of the present research is to determine the effect of teachers' information literacy on web-based learning of primary students of Maragheh city. For this purpose, the teachers' information literacy based on the Williamson Model (2007) includes f More

AbstractThe main purpose of the present research is to determine the effect of teachers' information literacy on web-based learning of primary students of Maragheh city. For this purpose, the teachers' information literacy based on the Williamson Model (2007) includes five dimensions: defining the information needs, finding information, evaluating information, organizing information, and exchanging of information and web-based learning defined. In this regard, a basic hypothesis and five Sub-hypothesis is set. The research method is descriptive survey. The statistical population of the study is primary school teachers with a total of 749 students. The data collection tool is a standard questionnaire. Which, after verifying its validity and reliability, was provided to the statistical sample. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the statistical data. In order to categorize, diagnose and interpret statistical data, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used to test the research hypotheses of Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Pearson correlation coefficient and simple linear regression with SPSS software. The results showed that teachers' information literacy has a significant effect on web-based learning of primary school students in Maragheh city.Keywords: Information Literacy, Web-based Learning, Primary Students Manuscript profile

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21 - The Effect of Faculty Members' Information Literacy on Universities Organizational Agility
Seyed Abdollah Khavari Hamidreza Arasteh Parivash Jafari

This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of faculty members' information literacy on universities academic agility. Research method is descriptive, correlational. Statistical population was faculty members of management and educational manage More

This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of faculty members' information literacy on universities academic agility. Research method is descriptive, correlational. Statistical population was faculty members of management and educational management departments of Islamic Azad university branches of Mazandaran province (173 people). The statistical sample was selected as simple random sampling and sample size was determined 118 according to the Cochran formula. Two questionnaires were used to collect data. Information literacy questionnaire based on the design of the Association of College and Research Libraries and the Dimensions of information technology and library skills and the questionnaire of Institutional organizational agility which developed by Khavari. The data analysis method was a correlational study design based on Structural relations model. Data analysis was performed using SPSS and Smart PLS software. The research findings showed that the level of organizational agility of university branches and faculty members' information literacy are higher than average. Also faculty members' information literacy has positive and significant effect on university organizational agility. Manuscript profile

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22 - Relationship between Self-directed Learning and Self-efficacy of Students with the mediator role of information literacy
leila hosseinitabaghdehi Mohammad salehi

The study aimed at investigating the relationship between self-directed learning and self-efficacy of PhD students with a focus on the mediating role of information literacy in Islamic Azad University of Sari. This applied research adopted a descriptive-correlational ap More

The study aimed at investigating the relationship between self-directed learning and self-efficacy of PhD students with a focus on the mediating role of information literacy in Islamic Azad University of Sari. This applied research adopted a descriptive-correlational approach as its methodology. The statistical population of this study consisted of 1,000 students of all PhD students. The Sample size was determined by Krejcie and Morgan tables and 278 people were considered as the study sample being chosen through random sampling. The data collection tools were the Self-efficacy Scale by Sherer and Maddux (1982) and Fisher's Self-directed Learning Questionnaire (2001) and a Researcher- made Questionnaire on Information Literacy. The validities of the given tools were evaluated and confirmed by experts from the Department of Educational Sciences. The reliabilities of the questionnaires were estimated through Cronbach's alpha coefficient in a group of 30 subjects, which were  0.79, 0.83 and 0.89 for the self-efficacy questionnaire, self-directed learning questionnaire, and information literacy questionnaire, respectively. For the statistical analysis, the Lisrel 8.5 and Spss version 18 were used. Hypotheses were analyzed through structural equation modeling. The results showed a significant positive correlation between self-directed learning and students’ information literacy. There existed a significant positive relationship between information literacy and student self-efficacy; Moreover, there was a significant positive correlation between self-directed learning and students’ self-efficacy. Also, the results of the test showed that information literacy had a mediating role in the relationship between self-directed learning and students’ self-efficacy. Manuscript profile

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23 - A Comparison of Information Literacy and Social Skills in Students in Distance Education and Those in Traditional Education
Leila Bakhtiari Bakhtiari Ezatollah Ghadampour Ghadampour Mansoreh Bakhtiari Bakhtiari Ali Akbar Sadin Sadin

The present study aimed to compare the amount of information literacy and social skills of high school students trained in traditional education and distance one. Considering the aim, it is a practical study, and considering data collection, it is a descriptive cross se More

The present study aimed to compare the amount of information literacy and social skills of high school students trained in traditional education and distance one. Considering the aim, it is a practical study, and considering data collection, it is a descriptive cross sectional survey study. The population of the study was all5400 female and male high school students in Arak city. The sample size was 240people selected through a combination of stratified and cluster sampling methods. Data collection tools were standardized social skills questionnaire and researcher-made information literacy questionnaire. The reliability co-efficiencies of the questionnaires were 0.91 for information literacy and 0.73 for social skills. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean, percentage, frequency, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (two independent groups t test). The results showed that there was no significant difference between information literacy of students in traditional education and in distance education system. Also there was no significant difference between social skills in the two groups. Manuscript profile

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24 - The Relationship between Information Literacy and Life Skills of Elementary School Teachers
Abolghasem Barimani Seyyed Jalal Rasooli

Information literacy is a skill that enables a person to identify his information needs to understand and use it effectively. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between information literacy and life skills of elementary school teachers in the city More

Information literacy is a skill that enables a person to identify his information needs to understand and use it effectively. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between information literacy and life skills of elementary school teachers in the city of Miyandorood. The research method was descriptive, correlational one. The statistical population consisted of all primary school teachers in the city of Miyandorood (N= 360). The statistical sample was 186 participants that determined by the Cochran formula and selected by stratified random sampling according to gender. Data were gathered by using two standard questionnaires: life skills and information literacy questionnaires. The content and face validity of the instruments was confirmed by experts. Their reliability was calculated 0.89 and 0.83 respectively by using Cronbach Alpha. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to analyze the data. Results indicated that there is a positive and significant correlation between information literacy and teachers' life skills. Also, there is a significant relationship between information literacy with empathy skills, communication skills, problem solving skills and creative thinking skills. Manuscript profile

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25 - The Relationship between Information Literacy and Academic Performance of University Students
Kioumars Niazazari Abolghasem Barimani Ali Jokar Ahmad Rastegar Amree

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 wor More

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. Manuscript profile

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26 - The Relationship between Information Literacy and Social Capital with Academic Satisfaction of Students
Mehrdad Hossein Tabar Abolghasem Barimani

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between information literacy and social capital with academic satisfaction of undergraduate students. In terms of applied purpose and in terms of descriptive method, correlation has been observed.The statisti More

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between information literacy and social capital with academic satisfaction of undergraduate students. In terms of applied purpose and in terms of descriptive method, correlation has been observed.The statistical population consisted of all 238 undergraduate students at the Islamic Azad University of Neka. Sample size According to Krejcy and Morgan table, 143 individuals were selected randomly (gender). The instrument for collecting data was three standard questionnaires of information literacy, social capital and academic satisfaction Questionnaire.The validity of the tool is confirmed by the experts and Specialists. Their reliability for each respectively was 0.86, 0.88 and 0.78, using Cronbach's alpha test. For data analysis, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation coefficient and regression) were used. The results of the research showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between information literacy and social capital with academic satisfaction of the students. Also, the share of each dimension of the information literacy and social capital is different in predicting the academic satisfaction of the students Manuscript profile

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27 - The Relationship between Information Literacy with Organizational ‎Knowledge Creation‏ ‏in Graduate students
khadije mojarad mahboube soleimanpouromran Hamidreza Sodagar Sodagar

This study investigated the relationship between literacy among university students&rlm;.&rlm;&lrm; This study is applied and the &lrm;nature and descriptive , correlational harm The&rlm; &rlm;population consisted of all higher education students graduate and &lrm;docto More

This study investigated the relationship between literacy among university students&rlm;.&rlm;&lrm; This study is applied and the &lrm;nature and descriptive , correlational harm The&rlm; &rlm;population consisted of all higher education students graduate and &lrm;doctoral courses all groups in the fields of humanities , basic sciences , science and agriculture 1472 student to master &lrm;and 47 doctoral student &lrm;&rlm; &rlm;&lrm; is studying at the Open University Bojnoord. The sample size in this study, according to &lrm;Morgan 302 graduate students and 44 doctoral students was estimated that a total of 346 people . And stratified &lrm;random sampling in master's and PhD degree was determined . Research and Knowledge Creation tools and &lrm;information literacy , which is 93% alpha / 0 and 93 / 0 were estimated. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test for normality using &lrm;test variables studied And with the approval of normality, to analyze research to increase the power of the Pearson &lrm;correlation coefficient , regression, with 16 SPSS software were analyzed .&lrm;،&lrm; The results indicate that the positive and &lrm;significant relationship between information literacy students and playing there. Regression analysis showed that &lrm;significantly all the variables except the ability to determine the extent and nature of information obtained 0.05 less &lrm;than the standard number This indicates that all components except the variable ability to determine the extent and &lrm;nature of organizational knowledge-creation data variable effectiveness.&lrm; Manuscript profile

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28 - Study of the relationship between information literacy and entrepreneurship with the mediating role of social skills of the art students of technical art schools
yaser mohammadinejad hedayat tirgar

This study aims to investigate the relationship between information literacy and entrepreneurship capabilities with the mediating role of social skills of art students of technical art schools. The present study's research method is of correlational type and in respect More

This study aims to investigate the relationship between information literacy and entrepreneurship capabilities with the mediating role of social skills of art students of technical art schools. The present study's research method is of correlational type and in respect of objective is among applied studies. The statistical population in this study includes the art students of the art schools of Kerman city education department, district 2 which are 2283 male and 1736 female students. The sampling method is a stratified random method. The sample content of the present study is 152 female and 199 male students. For data collection, the information literacy questionnaire of Rahmani et.al (2007), the social skills questionnaire of Inderbitzen and Foster (1992), and the entrepreneurship capabilities questionnaire of Mirza Safi (2009) were used. SPSS software version 24 and Amos were used for data analysis and a significance level of 0.05 was considered. Data analysis showed that There is a relation between the information literacy and entrepreneurship capabilities of art students of technical art schools. There is a relationship between information literacy and the social skills of art students in technical art schools. There is a relation between the entrepreneurship capabilities and social skills Manuscript profile

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29 - The Relationship between Information Literacy and Organizational Commitment of Martyr Foundation Staff
Abolghasem Barimani Hamed Koochak nejhad

Today, in information societies, information literacy skills are a prerequisite for survival in organizations. Which, as a core factor, is able to improve organizational attitudes among employees. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between informati More

Today, in information societies, information literacy skills are a prerequisite for survival in organizations. Which, as a core factor, is able to improve organizational attitudes among employees. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between information literacy and organizational commitment of martyr foundation staff of mazandaran. The research applied in terms of purpose and method was descriptive, correlational one. The statistical population consisted of all staff members of martyr foundation staff mazandaran 1395(N= 392). The statistical sample was 196 participants that determined by the Krejci and Morgan formula and selected by stratified random sampling according to gender. Data were gathered by using two standard questionnaires: organizational commitment and information literacy questionnaires. The content and face validity of the instruments was confirmed by experts. Their reliability was calculated to 0.88 and 0.87 respectively by the use of Cronbach Alpha. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics including Pearson correlation coefficient and T test were used to analyze the data. The results indicated that there is a positive and significant correlation between information literacy and organizational commitment. There is a positive and significant relationship between information literacy and organizational commitment dimensions including commitment (normative, continuous, and emotional). Also, information literacy and organizational commitment of employees are more than average. There is a significant difference between information literacy and organizational commitment in male and female employees. Manuscript profile

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30 - Designing an Instrument for Assessing the Students’ Information Literacy at Payam-e-Noor University
Fereidoon Yazdani

The aim of this research was to make a valid and reliable questionnaire for assessing the information literacy of distance learners. The statistical population of it included all students that enrolled in all branches of Payam-e-Noor University of Hamedan province. The More

The aim of this research was to make a valid and reliable questionnaire for assessing the information literacy of distance learners. The statistical population of it included all students that enrolled in all branches of Payam-e-Noor University of Hamedan province. The total number of those was 28530 people. For sampling of subjects, a cluster sampling method was used. On the basis of this method, 387 subjects were selected based on Kerejsi and Morgan table. To gather data, a research-made questionnaire was used. This questionnaire was made based on the Likert scale (very high, high, moderate, low, and very low). The components of the instrument (questionnaire) included 5 standard competency of ACRL. The questionnaire is composed of 30 items in the form of self-report statements. To make the items suitable, discriminative power method was used, and to validate the items, content, formal and construct validity (convergent validity and factor analysis) were used. Based on the convergent validity, the correlation coefficient between this questionnaire and Asghrnia’s Questionnaire (2009) was 0/77. Also, results of explanatory factor analysis on the items of questionnaire led to extraction of 6 factors with a total cumulative variance explained nearly 66%. For making items reliable, the Cronbach’s alpha was used (a=0/94). Results show that the research-made scale (information literacy questionnaire) is a suitable and a reliable instrument for assessing the information literacy of distance learners. Moreover, other results of the research shows that there are a significant and positive correlation between learners’ level of information literacy skills and their age. Manuscript profile

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31 - Evaluation of the Students’ Information Literacy and its Relation with their Tendency to E-Learning
Asghar Sharifi Fatemeh Eslamieh

This research aimed at evaluating the students’ information literacy and its relation with their tendency to e-learning. The research method was descriptive (correlation) from the point of view of gathering data, and an applied one from the point of view of object More

This research aimed at evaluating the students’ information literacy and its relation with their tendency to e-learning. The research method was descriptive (correlation) from the point of view of gathering data, and an applied one from the point of view of objective (goal). The statistical population included all 9335 humanity major students of Islamic Azad University of Tehran Central Branch. 384 were selected as the statistical sample using Morgan table and through the use of classified random sampling method. The instruments for data-gathering were two researcher-made questionnaires, one for assessing students’ information literacy (on a scale of 7) and the other for e-learning (on a scale of 6). Formal, content and construct validity of both instruments were evaluated, and their reliability was estimated through Cronbach Alpha 0/80 and 0/73 respectively. Using SPSS software, the gathered data was analyzed through the use of descriptive and inferential methods such as Kolmogorov- Smirnov, one sample t-test, independent t and Freedman and Pearson correlation coefficient. The results showed that student's tendency toward e-learning and their level of awareness regarding the five above mentioned standards of information literacy were higher than average level. The results also showed that there was a meaningful relationship between the level of information literacy of students and their tendency toward e-learning. Manuscript profile

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32 - A Study on the Information Literacy of the Faculty Members of IAU Region One
Said Ahmad Hashemi Abuzar Hemmati Abolfazl Abbasi

The present research aimed at studying the degree of faculty members’ information literacy in Islamic Azad Universities of region 1. It was conducted to find a solution to improve this skill. Faculty members’ skills in using ICT were evaluated using ICCS and More

The present research aimed at studying the degree of faculty members’ information literacy in Islamic Azad Universities of region 1. It was conducted to find a solution to improve this skill. Faculty members’ skills in using ICT were evaluated using ICCS and ICDL indexes. It was a descriptive-survey research. The statistical population included all the faculty members (2131 people) in 2011-2012 academic year. Based on Morgan table, 325 instructors were selected through random cluster sampling method. A researcher-made questionnaire was used for data gathering. Its validity was confirmed by experts and its reliability was estimated 0/834 using Cronbach Alpha coefficient. Data analysis was done through SPSS software. In addition, both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze data, such as, frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, one-sample t test and one-way ANOVA. The findings showed that faculty members’ information literacy based on ICCS index was average and that of ICDL index was above average level. Also, their skill in using E-Journals was below average. Manuscript profile

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33 - The Relationship between Information Literacy and Attitude towards Information Technology (with emphasis on the Internet and computer) with self-regulation of student teachers: Case study Farhangian University of Gorgan
Alireza Badele Mojtaba Tajari Tayyebe Tajari

the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between information literacy and attitude towards information technology (with an emphasis on the Internet and computer) with academic self-regulation. The statistical population of this study consisted of 65 More

the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between information literacy and attitude towards information technology (with an emphasis on the Internet and computer) with academic self-regulation. The statistical population of this study consisted of 654 B.A. students of educational science from 2015 to 2017 Farhangian University of Gorgan, which 242 of them were selected according to the table of Krejci and Morgan, by systematic random sampling. Data was collected using academic self-regulation questionnaires (ASQ), information literacy measurement questionnaire and attitude towards information technology questionnaire. Also, the data were analyzed by multiple linear regression analysis. The findings showed that Today, computer learners are regarded as an essential part of their learning process and believe that the existence of the computer and its associated technologies has become an integral part of the learning process. Among the 5 components of information literacy, only the component of information exchange has a positive and significant relationship with academic self-regulation; moreover, both components of attitude toward information technology showed a positive and significant relationship with academic self-regulation. Manuscript profile

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34 - The relationship between science and technology diplomacy and organizational agility by mediating information literacy
mohammad farokhi Alireza ghaleei Hasan Ghalavandi

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between science and technology diplomacy and organizational agility by mediating information literacy. This study, application and, descriptive – correlation. The population universe of this research in More

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between science and technology diplomacy and organizational agility by mediating information literacy. This study, application and, descriptive – correlation. The population universe of this research included 630 people the employees of Urmia University, That 230 person of them were selected through random sampling . Required data were collected using three standard questionnaires of science and technology diplomacy (1395), organizational agility Sharifi and Zhang (1999) and information literacy of Nikpour (2011) and by using statistical analysis of structural equation modeling with the method of partial least squares (pls) for the research hypothesis were analyzed. Validity of the questionnaire was confirmed through content and convergent validity and reliability of the questionnaires through Cronbach's alpha and combined reliability. The results showed that science and technology diplomacy has the ability to explain organizational agility changes by 41 percent in direct direction. On the other hand, science and technology diplomacy account for 72% of the information literacy variance in direct direction. Another finding of this research is that information literacy has a meaningful and positive relationship with organizational agility, and 60 percent of organizational agility change outlines information literacy. Diplomacy of science and technology can explain the agility of the organization through the role of mediator of information literacy by 43%. Regarding the statistical results, all the assumptions of the research were confirmed . Manuscript profile

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35 - طراحی مدل سواد اطلاعاتی آموزشگران هنرستان‌های کشاورزی استان مازندران، ایران
صدیقه دیلمی مهدی چرمچیان لنگرودی

سواد اطلاعاتی شامل قدرت دسترسی به اطلاعات با ارزش، آگاهی از چگونگی سازماندهی دانش و اطلاعات، روش‌های مختلف جستجو و توان تشخیص مؤثرترین اطلاعاتی که برای حل مشکلات و تصمیمگیری‌ها لازم باشد، است. کسانی که فاقد این توانایی‌ها باشند پیوسته در اقیانوس عظیم اطلاعات سردرگم More

سواد اطلاعاتی شامل قدرت دسترسی به اطلاعات با ارزش، آگاهی از چگونگی سازماندهی دانش و اطلاعات، روش‌های مختلف جستجو و توان تشخیص مؤثرترین اطلاعاتی که برای حل مشکلات و تصمیمگیری‌ها لازم باشد، است. کسانی که فاقد این توانایی‌ها باشند پیوسته در اقیانوس عظیم اطلاعات سردرگم هستند. این پژوهش به طراحی مدل سواد اطلاعاتی آموزشگران هنرستان‌های کشاورزی استان مازندران میپردازد. روش تجزیه و تحلیل به کار رفته در این پژوهش شامل ترکیبی از روشهای توصیفی و کمّی بود. جامعه آماری پژوهش  155 نفرآموزشگران کشاورزی هنرستانهای استان مازندران بود. روایی پرسشنامه با نظرسنجی از اعضای هیأت علمی دانشگاه و مجموعهای از کارشناسان آموزش و پرورش مورد تأیید قرار گرفت. ضریب تتای بخشهای مختلف بین 80 تا 95% بود. آمار توصیفی و استنباطی و مدلیابی معادلات ساختاری به کار برده شدند. دادهها با استفاده از نرم افزارهای SPSS16  و Smart PLS2 تجزیه وتحلیل شدند. نتایج نشان داد که 8/45 درصد آموزشگران دارای مدرک کارشناسی و 38/39درصد دارای کارشناسی ارشد هستند. آموزشگران سواد اطلاعاتی خوبی داشتند. چهار متغیر رشته تحصیلی، سابقه، سن و عامل سازمانی در مجموع 3/66 درصد واریانس مربوط به سواد اطلاعاتی آموزشگران هنرستان‌های کشاورزی را تبیین می‌کنند. Manuscript profile

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36 - Comparative study of students' information literacy level (Case study: male and female high school students in Ardabil)
Ali Asghar Kia Hosein Barzeghar shahriar gholizadeh

The purpose of this study is to explain the concept of information literacy, evaluate, compare and determine the level of information literacy of male and female high school students in Ardabil in the academic year 1300-1499 and also emphasize the need for information l More

The purpose of this study is to explain the concept of information literacy, evaluate, compare and determine the level of information literacy of male and female high school students in Ardabil in the academic year 1300-1499 and also emphasize the need for information literacy education among students in order to understand and Identify information needs, evaluate and make optimal use of information resources, produce knowledge and learn for life.This research is a survey-descriptive research method in which data were collected through a questionnaire. The statistical population of this study includes all high school students in Ardabil city in the tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades and in three fields of mathematics, physics, humanities and experimental sciences in the academic year 1300-1400, which is a total of 9363 people ( It consists of 4756 female students and 4607 male students. The sample size was 396 people using Cochran's formula. To be accurate and reliable, 400 people were included, including 203 girls and 197 boys; Were studied. Also in the statistical sample, 133 people were in humanities, 132 people were in experimental sciences and 135 people were in mathematics and physics.The results indicate a significant difference between the level of information literacy of male and female high school students in Ardabil, the higher level of knowledge literacy of students in mathematics and physics and the existence of a significant relationship between socio-economic status of students and status It was their information literacy.Keywords: Student, Information Literacy, Information Literacy Skills, Information Society, Manuscript profile

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37 - Investigating the level of information literacy of librarians in Kashan public libraries based on the model of the American Librarians Association
hojjat khedmati nejad

Objective: The main purpose of this study is to investigate the level of information literacy of librarians in Kashan public libraries based on the standards of the information literacy model of the American Librarians Association. Methodology: This research is descript More

Objective: The main purpose of this study is to investigate the level of information literacy of librarians in Kashan public libraries based on the standards of the information literacy model of the American Librarians Association. Methodology: This research is descriptive and used survey method. The Statistical Society of this study is 40 librarians of public libraries in Kashan, all of whom have been studied as a sample. Data collection was done through the distribution of a questionnaire based on the three components of location, evaluation and effective use of information. The validity of the questionnaire was calculated by obtaining the opinions of professors and experts and the Cronbach's alpha value for the reliability of the questionnaire was equal to 0/88 and the data were analyzed at the level of descriptive and inferential statistics using Spss19 software. Resultss: The results of this study show that the average information emplacement skills of librarians of public libraries in Kashan is equal to 2/343 and the average skill of evaluating the information of librarians of public libraries in Kashan is equal to 2/308 and is at a desirable level. Also, the skill of effective use of their information is equal to 2/025, which shows that this skill is undesirable in librarians of Kashan public libraries. Finally, the average information literacy of librarians in public libraries in Kashan was equal to 2/287, which shows that the information literacy status of the sample is at a desirable level. Conclusion: According to the results of the present study, the information literacy status of librarians of public libraries in Kashan is at a desirable level. Manuscript profile

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38 - Investigating the Relationship between Information Literacy and Organizational Creativity: A Case Study
tooran bagheri Malihe Baviran

Objective: In modern society, information literacy is considered as an essential element for the creativity of employees in the organizations. Therefore, having creative and literate employees is one of the necessities of any organization. The purpose of this study is t More

Objective: In modern society, information literacy is considered as an essential element for the creativity of employees in the organizations. Therefore, having creative and literate employees is one of the necessities of any organization. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between information literacy and creativity of employees of the Management and Planning Organization of East Azerbaijan Province.Methodology: This research is applied research that has been done by survey method and descriptively. The statistical population includes the employees of the Management and Planning Organization of East Azerbaijan Province in 1400. Using Morgan table of statistical sample size, out of 128 employees, 97 people were selected by simple random sampling and tested. Data collection tool is a Standard questionnaire. Validity was confirmed by a number of professors and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha of 93%. Data were analyzed by SPSS software using analysis of variance, independent t-test and regression.Results: The findings showed that the correlation coefficient between information literacy and employee creativity is 0.496. In addition, among the 4 components of information literacy, identifying information needs with a coefficient of 0.510 has a greater impact on employee creativity, so information literacy and creativity of employees of the Management and Planning Organization of East Azerbaijan Province is above average and in good condition.Conclusion: According to the research results, it is a creative and innovative organization whose employees have up-to-date knowledge and information literacy. Therefore, hiring and retaining employees with information literacy, creative and innovative, should be at the top of other organizational affairs. Manuscript profile

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39 - The Effect of Social Networks on the Development of Information Literacy of Young Members of Public Libraries (Case Study: North Khorasan Province)
afsaneh bagheri mitra ghiyasi somaieh kalteh

Objective: Determining the effect of virtual social networks on the development of information literacy of young people is the main purpose of this research.Methodology: This research is of a descriptive-survey type in terms of practical purpose and in terms of data col More

Objective: Determining the effect of virtual social networks on the development of information literacy of young people is the main purpose of this research.Methodology: This research is of a descriptive-survey type in terms of practical purpose and in terms of data collection method. For the statistical population, young people aged 18 to 35 were considered members of the library in North Khorasan province, whose number was 9003, and according to Cochran's formula, 368 people were selected as a sample. The main tool for collecting information in this research is Doel's information literacy questionnaires (1994), Jalali's social networks questionnaire, and Qiyazi's questionnaire (2018). Cronbach's alpha was used to determine the reliability of the questionnaires previously confirmed by the researchers, and their reliability was obtained as 0.92 and 0.99 respectively.Results: Social networks can predict 69.3% of the information literacy changes of young people in public libraries. Comparison of information literacy in terms of the use of virtual social networks showed that users who rated their use of virtual social networks as average, had higher information literacy compared to other groups. In terms of duration of use, information literacy was higher in users who used less, compared to other groups. In addition, the average information literacy of Instagram and Telegram users was higher than other groups. The results also showed that the average information literacy of users with real identities on virtual social networks is higher than users with fake identities.Conclusion: The results showed that information literacy in people who use virtual social networks is higher than people who do not use these networks and this difference is statistically significant. Manuscript profile

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40 - Role and place of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting libraries in promoting users' information literacy
tayebeh afzali shokoh tafreshi

Purpose: This research has been done with the aim of determining the role of informal instructions of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) libraries on the promotion of the user's information literacy.  Methodology: To do this, the survey method was us More

Purpose: This research has been done with the aim of determining the role of informal instructions of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) libraries on the promotion of the user's information literacy.  Methodology: To do this, the survey method was used. The population of this investigation has been 400 users who selected as sample size using stratified random sampling. Findings: According to the findings, the level of information literacy of 43% of users was high and moderate and 57% of them were at least and less level. Based on the 36.9% of the users' view points, the library is very effective in teaching information retrieval skills. On the other hand, 63.1% of users have told that the library has been very efficient in obtaining information retrieval skills. The results of the research indicates that "the self-learning" (trial  and error) (51.4%) was the most important factor in increasing the users' ability on having  availability to the information literacy skills. 84% of  the users with the high information literacy have known the effectiveness of the library in responding to the information requirements. In addition, the most important instructional priority for the users' information literacy is the familiarity with the electronic references (73%). At last, the most important obstacle hindering the availability to the information in the library is the lack of any relationship with the other scientific centers (64.3%). Conclusion: The results of this investigation indicate that the users with the high information literacy used frequently the library for their information requirements. Also, according to the users' viewpoints for junior college students, the library is more effective on acquiring information retrieval skills.   Manuscript profile

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41 - The level of students’ information literacy based on the information literacy standards for the higher education students (ACRL)
Nayyer Taraghikhah Mahboobe Sadeghi

Purpose: The present paper attempts to study and evaluate the real and basic information literacy of Payam-e-Noor University students in relation to their average and the rate of access to computer. Methodology: The method of this study is descriptive survey. The popul More

Purpose: The present paper attempts to study and evaluate the real and basic information literacy of Payam-e-Noor University students in relation to their average and the rate of access to computer. Methodology: The method of this study is descriptive survey. The population of this study was 300 students of Esfahan, Shahreza, and Semiroum Payam-e-Noor universities. The method of sampling was cluster sampling. Research tool is the questionnaire designed by Davarpanah and Siyamak. To analyze data, descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation and SPSS software were used. Findings: The total grade of a student with the information literacy was 87 and the point of 50% was 43.5. The total grade of the studied samples in the information literacy skills was 20.10 and the point of standard deviation was 5.62. The lowest average grade related to fifth standard was 3.49. Also, there was a meaningful relation between the first and the second standards, as well as the accessibility of students to the computer but there was no meaningful relation between the accessibility to computer with the other standards.  Conclusion: The real level of students’ information literacy was lower than the half of questionnaire grades. The academic education and attendance in the university has not effect on the raise of students’ information literacy level.   Manuscript profile

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42 - A study of the relationship between information literacy and the creativity rate of high school teachers in Khomeinishahr
neda radmanesh Abdorrasool Jamshidiyan saeed Rajaeipour

Purpose: This study was conducted to analyze the relationship between high school teachers' informational literacy and their level of creativity in the city of Khomeinishahr. Methodology: The research method is descriptive-correlation. The population includes all the t More

Purpose: This study was conducted to analyze the relationship between high school teachers' informational literacy and their level of creativity in the city of Khomeinishahr. Methodology: The research method is descriptive-correlation. The population includes all the teachers in profit and non-profit high schools of Khomeinishahr. 167 teachers were selected through Multistage Cluster Sampling. To determine reliability of research questionnaires, Cronbach's alpha was used. Collected data were analyzed using correlation coefficient, multiple regression analysis and independent t test. Findings: The findings indicated that there is a significant relationship between the information literacy and the level of teachers' creativity (r: 0.430). Moreover, there is a significant relationship between information literacy-related components and the level of creativity.  Conclusion: Due to the positive correlation between information literacy and level of creativity, it can be concluded that the higher level of teachers' information literacy, the better circumstances of showing creativity can be increased. The regression analysis indicated that the level of creativity had the most relationship with the ability in effective access to the information (r: 0402) and it has the least relationship with the purposeful utilization of the information (r: 0237). Manuscript profile

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43 - A survey on librarians' information literacy rate in public libraries of Tehran, affiliated to the Board of Iranian Public Libraries
shokouh tafreshi masomeh angorj taghva

The research aims to do a survey on librarians' information literacy rate in public libraries of Tehran, affiliated to the Board of Iranian Public Libraries. The research is a descriptive survey. For collecting needed information, a questionnaire was prepared and distri More

The research aims to do a survey on librarians' information literacy rate in public libraries of Tehran, affiliated to the Board of Iranian Public Libraries. The research is a descriptive survey. For collecting needed information, a questionnaire was prepared and distributed among 131 librarians of Public libraries in Tehran.The questionnaires were including 41 closed questions and 1 open question. In order to analyze collected data, using descriptive statistical methods, SPSS software was applied.Research findings showed that 74 percent of personnel are women and only 26 percent are men; 140 computers are specified for librarians and 66 computers for users; there is one computer available for each librarian per capita; software used by all libraries is Namayeh; rate of familiarity with computer courses by librarians is low and librarians need to pass educational courses in this field very much. Also, personnel of the field of librarianship with average of 3/50 have more information literacy compared to personnel of other subjects with average 3/23 and with those who have no university studies with average 2/93.Generally, lack of enough skills in the application of computers, language barriers especially English, and relative familiarity with research tools were the most important obstacles for accessing information resources.Finally, in line with research hypotheses it was found that there is a correlation between study field of librarians and their information literacy, and it was concluded that librarians' information literacy level is intermediate.   Manuscript profile

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44 - A Survey on public Library role in increasing urban information Literacy in Neyshabour City
Mansour Tajdaran Masomeh karbala aghaei Kamran Sabikeh Ameli

Objective: This research aimed to determine the role of  public libraries in increasing urban information literacy in Neyshabour city. Methodology: the methodology of the research is survey study. Data were collected via a questionnaire with a reliability coeffici More

Objective: This research aimed to determine the role of  public libraries in increasing urban information literacy in Neyshabour city. Methodology: the methodology of the research is survey study. Data were collected via a questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0/85. The research population included members of the public library in Neyshabour city by using Morgan table. A sample equal to 370 was chosen, using descriptive statistics (frequency distribution) and statistical analysis (T test, Anova, Friedman test) was performed. Findings: Information literacy among The research community  below the expected mean(3) and libraries influences on intensifying information literacy these people below level the expected mean too. The most important barriers to the spread of information literacy is lack of information resources in the library, priority scheme of facilities used for development of information literacy  responded Internet facilities to  the information needs of members, The most important proposed solution is to provide educational brochures. There was no significant relation between sex and information literacy, The mean difference between the membership and the amount of information literacy is significant. Conclusions:  Due to the lack of good information literacy of members, public libraries in Neyshabour city could not have an  influence on the increase of  information literacy. Manuscript profile

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45 - Writing scientific articles regarding ISI criteria
esmaeel habibi zohreh mirhoseini

We are living in the information age.  In this age, one of the important criteria for determination of the development of societies is Information and Science Production. It means the rate of the works and scientific articles that are indexed in ISI (Institution fo More

We are living in the information age.  In this age, one of the important criteria for determination of the development of societies is Information and Science Production. It means the rate of the works and scientific articles that are indexed in ISI (Institution for Scientific Information) by the researchers of the country. Base on this meaning,   each year ISI determines Countries' Scientific ranking; regarding their Science Productions. Recently, the scientific rating of researchers and authors were determined by their scientific rating on ISI in universities and research centers around the world, so researchers and authors struggle with improving their scientific rating for obtaining job opportunities and getting applied to authoritative universities in the world. This matter has been regarded strongly among Iranian researchers (especially, students and young researchers), so that to get acceptance from journals with high ranking in ISI. This article decides to help these researchers with introducing ISI main criteria of article writing. This article has been written for authors who (from all fields) know writing basically but want to write in a level that it would be indexed by ISI and help them to get a high position by citing to their articles. So this article is arranged by the article components ( such as; title , abstract , …) and the writing important points with  ISI criteria for each component of article that has been explained in detailed  with regarding Iranian authors weak points in writing articles scientifically. Thus among introducing and referring to the criteria of ISI for determining the authors and journals scientific ranking, this criteria for providing each component of article has survived; and was defined by discussion direct relation between them . ISI criteria has been based on powerful and logical reasons and so there are direct and logical relation between the ISI criteria for writing of the article components and Information Literacy. Thus authors notified that one of the important weak points of Iranian researchers in getting acceptance from the high ranking ISI journals for publishing their articles is lack of Information Literacy. so this article suggests that schools, colleges, research centers, and institutions must improve their students or researchers Information Literacy by starting the education courses of Information Literacy and essay writing scientifically based on ISI criteria.      Manuscript profile

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46 - A Study on the rate of skills in using Electronic Databases and Digital Libraries among post- graduate students of IAU- Broujerd Branch
Mohammad-Jafar Mahdiam Shahram shahbazi Mojgan Niknejad

  Purpose: Nowadays, with the recovery and use of scientific resources, information literacy as one of the dimensions based on the use of new technologies such as databases, digital libraries and data recovery software, it is imperative for researchers. The purpos More

  Purpose: Nowadays, with the recovery and use of scientific resources, information literacy as one of the dimensions based on the use of new technologies such as databases, digital libraries and data recovery software, it is imperative for researchers. The purpose of this study based on the skills of graduate students in the use of scientific information in Boroujerd databases and digital libraries during 1390-91. Methodology: The sample volume was selected 303 students by stratum random method. The tool for collecting information is a verified questionnaire with validity 0.84 and reliability 0.83 percent. Results: In order to analysis the information, the frequency percentage descriptive statistic method and inferential statistic method t-test were used. The studied students 'skills in usage and application in information advanced search was in average2.77%., citation databases (1.23), full text databases (2.26), were lower than average level (3) that reveals weakness in the information literacy skills. Conclusion: It was clear Borujerd University graduate students have lack of skills using electronic scientific databases and digital libraries.   Manuscript profile

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47 - A survey on Information Literacy of the bachelor senior students in Arak University of science and technology in digital environment (during 2008- 2009)
elham miri Mozaffar Cheshmeh Sohrabi

Purpose: This research aims to determine the level of information literacy of the B.S. senior students of the Iran Science and Technology University- Arak Branch. Methodology:The research method is analytical survery.The data is gatherered by an organized quastionnare, More

Purpose: This research aims to determine the level of information literacy of the B.S. senior students of the Iran Science and Technology University- Arak Branch. Methodology:The research method is analytical survery.The data is gatherered by an organized quastionnare,The statistical population include 213 senoir students of B.S. among whom 83% are answered the  questionnaires.The basic information for the questions were extracted from Standard of US.Educational and Research Libraries Society, Standard for New York Libraries Society,Standard of International Educational Technology Society and the criteria of US.Educational Test Center.The data analysis is done by SPSS using descriptive and inferential statistics such as: frequency,independent t and variance analysis. Findings: The results show that the majority of the research population are lower than average level in distinction of need to information, but in access skills, evaluation and using of information as well as orientation with juridical issues of information , skills of background literacy information and understanding of information importanceare higher than the average level.Also the most effective factor in information literacy of students is declared unofficial learning via university professors and friends. Conclusion:As a rsult, information literacy of the students after statistical analysis is higher than the average level with the average number 2.36.The first hypotheses regarding the low information literacy of the students then is not confirmed, but the other hypotheses regarding the equality of information literacy of the different courses- day and night courses- and the gender equality– male and female -is confirmed.     Manuscript profile

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48 - Study Skills of faculty members of Boroujerd Azad University in recognition of differences and the use of electronic citation databases and full text digital library
Shahram Shahbazi Mohammad jafar Mahdian Masomeh Mahdian

Objective: This study examined to determine the amount of university faculty members skills of distinguishing the differences and the amount of electronic information resources, including citation databases and full-text access to these resources in Azad Boroujerd Unive More

Objective: This study examined to determine the amount of university faculty members skills of distinguishing the differences and the amount of electronic information resources, including citation databases and full-text access to these resources in Azad Boroujerd University. Methodology: The Methodology was descriptive survey research and statistical population of faculty full-time university of  Boroujerd were 63people. Stratified random sample of Morgan 53 was chosen. Information gathering tool was a questionnaire with validity 0/88 and reliability 0/83 respectively. The data analysis consisted of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics of Xi 2 and T-test . Findings: Meaningful survey of test results in T was larger than the critical value indicated in Table (54/7) percent of the faculty of the differences in resource recovery and full-text documents database did not have enough information. Conclusion: The faculty members’ skills  in understanding and use of Boroujerd Azad University including citation databases and full text level was weak. Manuscript profile

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49 - The effect of parents' education level and in improving information literacy of pre-university students in public and private high schools
hasan kiani mansor tajdaran katrin poya

Purpose: The present study aimed to investigate the impact of the parents’ education on the improvement of information literacy among the pre-university students (their children) of private and public high schools located in district 2 of Tehran. Methodology: The More

Purpose: The present study aimed to investigate the impact of the parents’ education on the improvement of information literacy among the pre-university students (their children) of private and public high schools located in district 2 of Tehran. Methodology: The methodology of the research was based on library study in the literature review and theoretical literature, and survey method (descriptive and analytical) in data analysis. The data were gathered through a researcher-made questionnaire consisting of 31 closed questions and one open question. The sample size was 689 students whom were selected randomly in each cluster from 6777. 688 (99.9%) questionnaires were. In order to analyze the data, descriptive and statistical methods were used. Findings: The correlation coefficient between parents' level of education and information literacy level of students was 0.266 for fathers and 0.254 for mothers. There is a positive correlation between education level of parents, and directing students to information literacy.   Conclusion: Those parents who have higher level of education and information literacy are expected to have children with higher level of information literacy. Manuscript profile

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50 - Determining the amount of information literacy skills of librarians in cultural recreational organization of Isfahan Municipality according to the model Izanberg and Brecoitz.
Ahmad Shabani bibiEshrat Zamani Alireza AbediLenji Nahid Soleymani

Purpose: the aim of this study is to determine the amount of information literacy skills of librarians in cultural recreational organization of Isfahan Municipality according to the model Izanberg and Brecoitz. Methodology: this study is a descriptive survey. The popul More

Purpose: the aim of this study is to determine the amount of information literacy skills of librarians in cultural recreational organization of Isfahan Municipality according to the model Izanberg and Brecoitz. Methodology: this study is a descriptive survey. The population consists of all librarians (240 people) of Cultural recreational Organization of Isfahan Municipality. Simple random sampling method was used and sample was included137 people. To collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire was used and reliability coefficient was calculated 87 percent using Cronbach’s alpha. The data using SPSS software was analyzed at descriptive and inferential levels. Findings: according to the results the mean of all the components were greater than the average level and the highest average related to skill evaluation with 4.21 and the lowest was related to locate and access information with mean 4.07. Conclusion: the results of this study showed that the librarians of cultural recreational organization of Isfahan Municipality consider the amount of information literacy skills components application more than the average level based on the model Izanberg and Brecoitz. The results also showed that , there is significant difference based on demographic factors, field of study and level of education Manuscript profile

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51 - The information literacy skills status of elementary teachers: A case study
Fereiddon Yazdani Seyedeh Mojgan Mousavi

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the information literacy skills status of elementary teachers in Kermanshah city, third region, Iran. Methodology: The method of research was descriptive (survey) and statistical population of it included all elementary More

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the information literacy skills status of elementary teachers in Kermanshah city, third region, Iran. Methodology: The method of research was descriptive (survey) and statistical population of it included all elementary teachers of Kermanshah city, in third region. The total number of those was 4695 people. For sampling of subjects, a cluster sampling method was used. On the basis of this method, the 150 subjects were selected. For gathering of dada, "the questionnaire of information literacy" of Yazdani (2012) was used. This questionnaire has made based on the Likert scale and in the five ranks. The component of scale (questionnaire) included 5 standard competency of ACRL. The questionnaire makes up from 30 items in the form of self-report statements. For data analysis, we used descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings: The skills of teachers’ information literacy of Kermanshah was not desirable. In examining of individual components of teachers' information literacy, appeared that the literacy of teachers in components of evaluation and communication of information is low; and in components of searching and organizing of information is not appropriate; and finally in component of defining of informational needs, the skills of the teachers’ information literacy is good. Conclusion: There is a gap between teachers’ information literacy status quo and desirable situation. Manuscript profile

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52 - What kind of test is suitable for measurement of Students’ Information Literacy skills at Payame-Noor University?
Fereidoon Yazdani

Objective: the general aim of this research was to make a reliable and valid test for assessing the students’ information literacy at Payame-Noor University. Methodology: the method of this research was descriptive (survey) research, and statistical population of More

Objective: the general aim of this research was to make a reliable and valid test for assessing the students’ information literacy at Payame-Noor University. Methodology: the method of this research was descriptive (survey) research, and statistical population of it included all students that enrolled in all branches of Payam-Noor University of Hamedan province. The total number of those were 28530 people. For sampling ofpopulation, a cluster sampling method was used. On the basis of this method, the 387 subjects were selected. For gathering of dada a research-made questionnaire was used. This questionnaire has made based on the Likert scale (very high, high, moderate, low, and very low). The component of scale (questionnaire) included 5 standard competency of ACRL. The questionnaire included  30 items in the form of self-report statements. For becoming suitable of items, the discriminative power method was used and formal, content and constructive (convergent validity and factor analysis) methods were used for validating of it. Based on the convergent validity, the correlation coefficient between my questionnaire and Asgharnia’s Questionnaire (2009) was 0.77. Also, results of explanatory factor analysis on the items of questionnaire lead to extraction of 6 factors with a total cumulative variance explained nearly 66/5%. Also, on the basis of confirmatory factor analysis, the 5 factors with a total cumulative variance explained nearly 63%, were extracted. For making items reliable, the Cronbach’s alpha was used (α=0.94). Findings: in general, results show that the research-made scale (information literacy questionnaire) is a suitable and reliable instrument for assessing the information literacy of distance learner. Also, other result of research shows that the level of students’ information literacy skills at Payam-e-Noor University is moderate. Conclusion: one of the results of this study was that the instrument (scale) is valid & reliable, so using this scale is proposed for assessing of Students’ Information Literacy at other branches of Payam-e-Noor University. Another result of research was that level of students’ information literacy in PNU isn’t desirable and there is a gap between status quo and desirable situation; therefore some interventions (such as: formal and informal instruction) for rising of students’ information literacy is proposed.   Manuscript profile

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53 - Survey on the level of information literacy of different educational groups of Zone 5 of Islamic Azad University
Alireza Mahmudi Hossein YariFiruz Abadi

Purpose: This research aims to investigate the level of Information literacy of different groups of students in Zone 5 of Islamic Azad University in order to identify weaknesses and strengths of them Methodology: the statistical society includes 485 students: 294males More

Purpose: This research aims to investigate the level of Information literacy of different groups of students in Zone 5 of Islamic Azad University in order to identify weaknesses and strengths of them Methodology: the statistical society includes 485 students: 294males and 164 females. The research method is survey and the information is gathered via questionnaire according to Eisenberg and Berkowitz.The questionnaire consists of 64 questions. Spss is used for data analysis. Findings: The results show that the majority of research population is men with the bachelor degree. Also the citation skill of the students to printed and electronic resources< regarding copy right, consulting with experts in information retrieval, accessing information, organizing and abstracting, evaluating the information retrieved, the ability to combine new information with the older ones, using information appropriate technology, and identifying their needs is higher than the average, but the skill of using information data bases – on line or offline, the facilities of search engines, discussion and news groups, acquaintance with information resources, using electronic search tools is lower than average. Conclusion: The level of information literacy of students of zone 5 is rather good and acceptable. It is suggested that some workshops would be held for acquaintance with databases: online and offline, search engines, search tools.         Manuscript profile

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54 - Investigating the effect of the component (definition of information need) on improving the level of architectural design information literacy
sina ghazizadeh Mohammad Hadi Kabuli Saeed Salehi

Objective: The ineffectiveness of architecture bachelor's degree graduates, who constitute a large community of students in the country, when faced with architectural design issues, is one of the signs of the ineffectiveness of the current education system of the countr More

Objective: The ineffectiveness of architecture bachelor's degree graduates, who constitute a large community of students in the country, when faced with architectural design issues, is one of the signs of the ineffectiveness of the current education system of the country's universities. Based on this, the aim of this research is to investigate the effect of the information need definition component (out of the 6 information literacy components of Connor Radcliffe) on the improvement of architectural design information literacy among undergraduate architecture students. Materials and methods: The research method in this study is the correlation method, in which the impact of several criteria on the target population is investigated alone and also in combination with other criteria, and in the quantitative part, it is a survey approach. The present research was carried out in the Islamic Azad University of Tehran West Branch by simple non-probability sampling method. In order to collect information from the sample population, a questionnaire prepared for this purpose was used. The statistical population of this research was the undergraduate architecture students of this university between 2016 and 2016. The number of members of the sample community is determined to be 341 people based on Morgan's table. Also, spss software was used to analyze the findings. Discussion and conclusion: In this research, the criterion (definition of information need) of measuring information literacy of undergraduate architecture students was studied. In the mentioned criterion, by examining the information extracted from the students, the extent of its effect on their literacy level was determined and then prioritized. According to the results of the multivariable linear regression fitting, the effect of this component in improving the level of information literacy of the students of this field and course was determined; However, the factor defining the need for information has no effect on improving the quality of education. Therefore, relying on this method, students can be grouped upon arrival and the appropriate educational approach can be applied to them. Manuscript profile

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55 - Development of social identity approach in sports organizations based on lifestyle and media literacy and information literacy
hamidreza abasimoghadam Teyabe sadat Zargar Mohammadreza Esmaili

.The main purpose of this study is to model the effect of lifestyle and media literacy and information literacy on social identity in sports organizations. 384 employees of the General Departments of Sports and Youth of the whole country participated in the study volunt More

.The main purpose of this study is to model the effect of lifestyle and media literacy and information literacy on social identity in sports organizations. 384 employees of the General Departments of Sports and Youth of the whole country participated in the study voluntarily using cluster sampling method and Saffarinia Social Identity Questionnaire (2011). Contains 20 statements, Media Literacy Questionnaire by Philosopher (1393). Includes 22 questions and lifestyle questionnaire (QSL) Lali et al. (2012) Includes 70 questions and Gassemi et al. (2006) Information Literacy Questionnaire. Included 16 questions were used.. The validity of the questionnaires was reported in the form of opinions of 10 experts and the reliability coefficient was reported using Cronbach's alpha method of 0.70. Path analysis method and structural equation model were used for data analysis. The results showed that the research model has a sufficient fit (RMSEA = 0.09) and also the GFI, CFI and NFI fit indices were 0.85, 0.89 and 0.88, respectively. There is. Accordingly, a direct and significant relationship was observed between lifestyle and social identity, media literacy and information literacy. There is also a direct and significant relationship between media literacy and social identity and information literacy Manuscript profile

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56 - Presenting the Model of Social Networks and Information Literacy on Academic Achievement Sample Study: Students of Saveh Islamic Azad University
afsanh sadghi amirhosin mohammad Davoodi

10.30495/mlseo.2023.698781

The purpose of this study is to present the model of social networks and information literacy on the academic achievement of students of Saveh Islamic Azad University.This research is descriptive-survey and applied in terms of purpose. The statistical population was 180 More

The purpose of this study is to present the model of social networks and information literacy on the academic achievement of students of Saveh Islamic Azad University.This research is descriptive-survey and applied in terms of purpose. The statistical population was 1800 students of the Faculty of Humanities of Saveh Azad University with a sample size of 317 based on Morgan's formula which was a simple random sampling method. The research tools were three social network questionnaires by Jahanbani et al. (2009), Siamak and Davarpanah's information literacy questionnaire (2005), Pham and Taylor's educational questionnaire (1994).Their validity was confirmed by experts, and their reliability was obtained using Cronbach's alpha test as 0.85, 0.78 and 0.81% respectively. In order to review and analyze the data, descriptive statistical methods and structural equation modeling were used using SPSS and Smart PLS software, and the model was evaluated and fitted. The findings indicated that there is a positive and significant relationship between the use of social networks and academic achievement, and there is also an effective and meaningful relationship between information literacy and academic achievement. Manuscript profile

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57 - The relationship between teacher's information literacy and teaching quality and problem solving skills of elementary school teachers in district 12 of Tehran
Zeinab sadat Mokabberi amir hossein mohammad davoudi Maryam Safarnavadeh

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between teacher's informational literacy and teaching quality and problem-solving skills of elementary teachers in district 12 of Tehran. The research methodology is applied in terms of purpose and in terms o More

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between teacher's informational literacy and teaching quality and problem-solving skills of elementary teachers in district 12 of Tehran. The research methodology is applied in terms of purpose and in terms of data collection and methodology, it follows field and descriptive methods and correlation. The statistical population included all primary school teachers in district 12 of Tehran totaling to 604 individuals. According to Morgan’s Table, 234 of them were selected using stratified random sampling technique. The research instrument included three standard questionnaires of information literacy (Yazdani, 2012), Seraj teaching quality questionnaire (2003) and Hepner and Petersen problem solving skills questionnaire (1982). The formal and content validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by the university professors and their reliability indexes were 0.94, 86.55 and 0.86, respectively. SPSS-22 and Lisrel software programs were used for data analysis and the data were analyzed according to descriptive indices (mean and standard deviation) and inferential indices (Pearson correlation coefficient, regression analysis and path analysis). The results of this study show that there is a correlation between the three variables which is positive, moderate, and significant; this means that by increasing the amount of teachers' information literacy, their teaching quality and problem solving skills improve. Manuscript profile

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58 - Identifying the Factors and Components Affecting the Assessment of Journalists' Information Literacy
Abbas Daviran keshavarzi nosratolah shadnosh Mojtaba Shahnoushi

Information literacy is increasingly important in today's world, which is the era of rapid technological changes and the abundance of information sources. Due to the increasing complexity of these situations, people are faced with multiple and diverse information option More

Information literacy is increasingly important in today's world, which is the era of rapid technological changes and the abundance of information sources. Due to the increasing complexity of these situations, people are faced with multiple and diverse information options in academic research, at work, and in personal life. Therefore, the main question of the research is, what are the factors and components affecting the measurement of information literacy of journalists? The main goal of this research is to design a model for measuring journalists' information literacy. This study is based on a qualitative approach. In the qualitative part, this research is exploratory in terms of its purpose, and in the form of developmental-applied research, and in terms of the data collection method, it is descriptive-survey. In order to achieve the goals of the current study, in the first step, the factors and components of journalists' information literacy were identified and extracted through comprehensive library reviews and evaluation of past studies. In the next step, the factors and components were identified using the Delphi method. The current research community in the qualitative section are professors and experts in the field of news. In the qualitative part, the purposeful sampling method is used, that is, sampling is done until the saturation point is reached. In the panel of experts, 10 people were selected. Delphi questionnaire was used for measurement in the qualitative part. The results of the Delphi method show that the respondents have a total of 7 factors and 30 components for information literacy, which includes the information environment, information technology standards, information literacy skills, information literacy tools, Personal factors, regional factors and consequences of information literacy were raised. Manuscript profile

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59 - Identification of information literacy status of teachers and provide a suitable pattern(Case study:education Qom city)
زهرا عباسزاده amirhosain mahmoodi fereshteh kordestani mehdi shariarmadari

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