Wahlstrom/Williams: Learning Success, Third Edition, Media Edition

Wahlstrom/Williams: Learning Success, Third Edition, Media Edition - 3. Mastering Information Literacy

How do you go about getting information about things you need to know—not just for a term paper, say, but for anything else you need to learn about, such as how to get financial aid, how to get a course changed, how to deal with test anxiety? Check the following statements that are true. If you are on the fence about a statement, check it off. In addition, if you’d like more practice or information about the topic in the statement, mark off the statement.

1. I’ve wandered around the campus a bit, but I really don’t know how to find things.

2. I don’t know where the library, the learning center, and the career-counseling center are located.

3. I don’t understand how to use the college catalog or why it’s necessary.

4. I’m worried I might not succeed in college, and I don’t know where to go for academic help.

5. Sometime I might need physical, emotional, or spiritual help, but I don’t know where I can go for it.

6. It would be good to know how to get financial aid, a part-time job, or child care.

7. I am fearful about some aspects of computers and technology.

8. I don’t know a lot about different sorts of computer software programs and which ones would help me with various tasks.

9. I am unaware of ethical dilemmas involved with using the Internet and e-mail.

10. I am unsure of how to go about purchasing a computer.

11. I have no concerns about my safety on campus.

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Wahlstrom/Williams: Learning Success, Third Edition, Media Edition
Chapter 3. Mastering Information Literacy