MLA Research Training Institute (RTI) 2018 and 2019: participant research confidence and program effectiveness.
Objective: The article reports on an assessment of the effectiveness of the MLA Research Training Institute (RTI) for the years 2018 and 2019. The RTI is a year-long continuing education research methods training and support program for health sciences librarians. The study focuses on assessing RTI...
| Publicado en: | Journal of the Medical Library Association Vol. 112; no. 4; pp. 307 - 324 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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University of Pittsburgh, University Library System
Oct2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=180300390&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 180300390 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 15365050 PI8 jtl: Journal of the Medical Library Association issn: 15365050 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Oct2024 vid: 112 iid: 4 pid: 60406 pub: University of Pittsburgh, University Library System place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 180300390 180300390 180300390 10.5195/jmla.2024.1915 180300390 ppf: 307 ppct: 17 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: MLA Research Training Institute (RTI) 2018 and 2019: participant research confidence and program effectiveness. aug: au: Lessick, Susan Philbrick, Jodi L. Kloda, Lorie affil: Distinguished Librarian Emerita, UCI Libraries, University of California, Irvine, CA sug: subj: Seminars and Workshops Medical Library Association Research, Medical Education Health Sciences Librarians Education Outcomes of Education Program Evaluation Human Funding Source Male Female Quantitative Studies Questionnaires Research Subjects Surveys Descriptive Statistics Nonparametric Statistics Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test Mann-Whitney U Test Professional Practice, Evidence-Based Confidence Evaluation Friedman Test Pretest-Posttest Design Skill Acquisition Male Female ab: Objective: The article reports on an assessment of the effectiveness of the MLA Research Training Institute (RTI) for the years 2018 and 2019. The RTI is a year-long continuing education research methods training and support program for health sciences librarians. The study focuses on assessing RTI participants' research confidence after program completion and compares these results with their perceptions of workshop/program performance and learning outcomes. In addition, the authors discuss how the findings were applied to inform and improve the program. Methods: The study used a 26-item questionnaire, RTI Research Confidence Questionnaire, to gather information on participants' self-reported research confidence before the workshop, immediately after the workshop, and one year after the workshop to determine statistically significant differences. Differences in research confidence were identified by using three nonparametric statistical tests. Additional workshop and program surveys were used to corroborate the research confidence findings. Results: Post-workshop and one-year-after-workshop research confidence ratings were significantly higher than preworkshop levels for years 1 and 2. A comparison of median ratings between years 1 and 2 showed significant increases in research confidence for nine items in year 2. Participants' positive perceptions of workshop/program effectiveness and learning outcomes corroborated these findings. Conclusion: Overall assessment findings indicated that RTI training helped participants understand, use, and apply research skills to conduct research. Findings also revealed that participants' heightened research confidence persisted at least 12 months postintervention. The RTI Research Confidence Questionnaire proved effective for rigorously assessing and improving the RTI program. This study enhances the currently limited evidence on evidence-based approaches for assessing and improving research instruction for librarians. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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