Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Knecht, Michelle Keba

Titel

Investigating Nontraditional First-Year Students' Epistemic Curiosity during the Research Process: An Exploratory, Mixed-Methods Study

Ist Teil von

• College & research libraries, 2022-11, Vol.83 (6), p.874

Ort / Verlag

Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Quelle

ERIC

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The purpose of this exploratory, mixed-methods study was to investigate the relationship between nontraditional undergraduate students' curiosity and their experiences researching a topic. The author collected and analyzed survey data and annotated bibliography rubric scores from 59 students at a private, liberal arts university and conducted in-depth interviews to gather a fuller picture of the students' curiosity. Based on the study's findings, librarians and professors should create opportunities for students to select research topics to which they have a personal connection while intentionally offering supportive feedback to students as they refine their topics to reduce anxiety and frustration.