A Regression Model of Predictor Variables on Critical Reflection in the Classroom: Integration of the Critical Incident Questionnaire and the Framework for Reflective Thinking

Abstract

This research study investigates the influence of independent variables on students' critical reflection scores in a library instruction program. A student sample (n = 321), enrolled in English Composition 11 courses, participated in a four-session library instruction curriculum. Brookfield's Critical Incident Questionnaire was used as the main instrument to collect critical reflection data, and the Sparks-Langer et al. Framework for Reflective Thinking was used as a scoring instrument. Multiple regression analysis was conducted on 4 major theoretical constructs (academic achievement, semester, gender, age) and 6 theoretical assumptions (year in school, previous library instruction, transfer student, librarian, day of week, and time of day). Significance was found for academic achievement (p<0.01), gender (p<0.001), semester (p<0.001), and year in school (p<0.05) as predictors of critical reflection.

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ASSESSING INFORMATION LITERACY, EXPERIENCES, STUDENTS, SKILLS, UNIVERSITY, ANXIETY, Information Science & Library Science
Citation
Gilstrap, Donald L.; Dupree, Jason. (2008): A Regression Model of Predictor Variables on Critical Reflection in the Classroom: Integration of the Critical Incident Questionnaire and the Framework for Reflective Thinking. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 34 (6). DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2008.09.019