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Comparison of Stat... LibGuide for Data ... Hands-on Exercise The Whole Workshop Other Online Tutor... LibGuide for Data ... Data Analysis Best... Limitation of Stat... ICPSR's Data Prepa... 0.00% 25.00% 50.00% 75.00% 100.00% 93.10%92.96% 91.67% 90.54% 86.96% 86.11% 85.71% 76.09% 73.81% Percentage of Students Who Think the Following Instructional Features are Useful/Very Useful Technical Training Features Library Instruction Features Beyond Technical Training Minglu Wang, John Cotton Dana Library, Rutgers-Newark On Rutgers-Newark Campus, Dana Library’s Data Services provide introductory workshops on statistical software packages to graduate students. Research Question: what can library instruction do to improve graduate students’ learning experience, in addition to technical training? Activities Information Observational Learning Process Observe Demonstrat ion Practice Observe Demonstrat ion Practice Comparison of statistical software packages Limitation of software as a calculating tool Big picture of the software’s input-output structure Before- Training Preparation How to use “help” How to make “comments” Alternative ways to perform a task: menu, interactive commands & programming During the Training Links to Additional Online Tutorials Links to Online Software Documentation Workshop notes and sample programming code Post-Training Resources on LibGuide Data analysis best practices ICPSR’s data preparation guide LibGuide on Data Management Additional Background Information Immediate, Delayed & Related Task Performance Procedural Knowledge Post- Training Software Self- Efficacy Reference Knowledge Broader Information Resources for Active and Long-Term Learning Process

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Beyond Technical TrainingMinglu Wang, John Cotton Dana Library, Rutgers-Newark

On Rutgers-Newark Campus, Dana Library’s Data Services provide introductory workshops on statistical software packages to graduate students.Research Question: what can library instruction do to improve graduate students’ learning experience, in addition to technical training?

Activ

ities

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Observational Learning Process

Observe Demonstration Practice Observe

Demonstration Practice

• Comparison of statistical software packages• Limitation of software as a calculating tool• Big picture of the software’s input-output structure

Before-Training Preparation

• How to use “help” • How to make “comments”• Alternative ways to perform a task: menu,

interactive commands & programmingDuring the Training

• Links to Additional Online Tutorials• Links to Online Software Documentation • Workshop notes and sample programming code

Post-Training Resources on

LibGuide

• Data analysis best practices• ICPSR’s data preparation guide• LibGuide on Data Management

Additional Background Information

Immediate, Delayed & Related Task Performance

Procedural Knowledge

Post-Training Software

Self-Efficacy

Reference KnowledgeBroader Information Resources for Active and Long-Term Learning Process