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Learning Objective 1: The learners will be able to understand the process of developing Attitude Toward Information Literacy Inventory (ATILI).
Learning Objective 2: The learners will be able to understand the validity and reliability of Attitude Toward Information Literacy Inventory (ATILI).
This is two-year research project, one of the aims was to develop and test two instruments. The purposes of this study were to develop ATILI to measure the attitude toward information literacy of nursing students and to test the validity and reliability of this instrument.
Methods:
This study was conducted in 3 phases. In Phase 1, based on a review of the literature, the researchers developed an instrument to measure ATILI. In Phase 2, two rounds of the Delphi study were conducted to determine the content validity of the instrument. In Phase 3, a convenience sample of 983 nursing students was recruited to test the construct validity and reliability of the ATILI.
Results:
The resulting ATILI consists of 14 items from the Delphi study. Construct validity was determined by exploratory factor analysis using varimax rotation. The result revealed that KMO was greater than .90 and the Bartlett’s test of Sphericity showed significant difference, these information indicated an appropriateness to do factor analysis. Factor loading greater than .40 was selected, the factor loading of item #14 was less than .30, thus this item was deleted. Thus, a total of 13 items was used for further analysis. Three categories were revealed, including “driving information search”, “managing information” and “active learning”, the total explained variance was 62.44%. The Cronbach's alpha level of the inventory was 0.90.
Conclusions:
The ATILI is a valid and reliable instrument for identifying students’ attitude toward information literacy. It is avaliable to students in nursing and similar medical programs to evaluate their own attitude toward information literacy. Faculty members can assess nursing students’ cognitive of information literacy to design appropriate lesson plans and implement appropriate teaching strategies for nursing students in order to foster the growth of lifelong learning abilities.