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Percentage of Students Who Think the Following Instructional Features are Useful/Very Useful
Technical Training Features
Library Instruction Features
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?
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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