Document Type

Conference Item

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of adopted and modified the Tool for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills (TRAILS) using Rasch analysis. The TRAILS assessment is a 25 multiple choice items and was administered to the upper secondary school students. The analysis showed that all items are well-targeted for Malaysian students although some changes need to be done as to include some easier TRAILS. Analysis showed that majority of the students scored over 40% on the IL Assessment. The findings are useful to lead to a new paradigm in assessing competency of IL skills among students using Rasch analysis. The study is hoped to bring a new direction to the process of data analysis in library science research.

Keywords

Information Literacy Assessment, TRAILS, Rasch analysis, Secondary education

Divisions

Library

Event Title

International Conference on Library and Information Science

Event Location

Osaka, Japan

Event Dates

23-25 August 2015

Event Type

conference

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