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crl-15947	Zoellner, Kate; Samson, Sue; Hines, Samantha	Continuing Assessment of Library Instruction to Undergraduates: A General Education Course Survey Research Project	2008	14	.pdf	application/pdf	6380	224	44	Although no sta- tistical demographic differences were established, the LUMENS Project demon- strated that interactive multimedia shows were effective teaching tools for library- user education content.3 A study on the impact of librarians in first-year medical and dental problem-based learning pro- viding instruction to small groups found no statistical difference from instruction to large groups.4 In an assessment of the model of teaching the teachers, randomly selected sections of English composition supported the premise that classroom instructors were more effective than either librarians or online tutorials in effective information literacy instruction delivery.5 No statistical significance was found when comparing information literacy instruction in two sections of an under- graduate telecommunications class—one led by an instructor, the other utilizing Web-based content delivery.6 Carter dis- cusses outcome-focused assessments of library research instruction using pre- and post-tests, a itude and usage surveys, and focus groups.7 Incoming provisional students were reported to make sig- nificant gains a er a four-week intensive summer program at Virginia Union University that included an information literacy component.8 Kaplowitz showed statistical significance in a pre- and post- test evaluation of the English 3-Library Instruction Program at the University of California at Los Angeles.9 Methodology This project was designed to develop internal benchmarks and improve the curricula, as needed, of the undergraduate Introduction to Public Speaking (COMM 111) course, offered as a General Education course by the Department of Communica- tion Studies. The tacit assumption that student research confidence in completing their research-based assignments and using library research tools correlates to their research abilities needs to be explored and evaluated with an additional or separate instrument that aims to capture learning outcomes.	cache/crl-15947.pdf	txt/crl-15947.txt