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Using Google Sites to Promote 7th Graders’ Information Literacy, Reading Comprehension, and Information Technology Through Inquiry-Based Learning in Taiwan

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The purpose of this research is to analyze the effects of collaborative teaching approach and inquiry-based learning (IBL). To facilitate the study, the researcher used Google Sites, an online application, to create a team website. The participants consisted of 28 seventh-grade students, a Teacher Librarian (who is also the teacher of the subject unit) and a Computer Teacher. Quantitative data were collected through information literacy (IL) assessment, PISA, after-class test, IT measurement and questionnaires. Qualitative data were collected through Google Sites documents, interviews, and observations. The findings are: (a) two teachers played essential roles in preparing students with IL, reading comprehension and IT skills through their collaboration and instructional content design; (b) students’ IT skills improved significantly after employing IBL; (c) collaborative teaching and IBL have positive impacts on the development of students’ IL, reading comprehension, curriculum content, and IT skills; (d) the participants’ attitude and perceptions showed positive effects towards the Google Sites collaborative process.

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This research was supported in part by the Ministry of Science and Technology in Taiwan (Grant MOST 103-2511-S-142-019).

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  1. Department of Regional and Social Development, National Taichung University of Education, Taichung, Taiwan

    Yuang-Ling Lai

  2. Department of Education, National Taichung University of Education, Taichung, Taiwan

    Chin-I Jen

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  1. Dept. of Information Management, Hacettepe University, Beytepe, Ankara, Türkiye

    Serap Kurbanoglu

  2. DICEN IDF EA 7369, Université Paris Descartes DICEN IDF EA 7369, Paris, France

    Joumana Boustany

  3. University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

    Sonja Špiranec

  4. University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Esther Grassian

  5. University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Diane Mizrachi

  6. School of Information, The University of Texas School of Information, Austin, TX, USA

    Loriene Roy

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Lai, YL., Jen, CI. (2015). Using Google Sites to Promote 7th Graders’ Information Literacy, Reading Comprehension, and Information Technology Through Inquiry-Based Learning in Taiwan. In: Kurbanoglu, S., Boustany, J., Špiranec, S., Grassian, E., Mizrachi, D., Roy, L. (eds) Information Literacy: Moving Toward Sustainability. ECIL 2015. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 552. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28197-1_33

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