MLA Research Training Institute (RTI) 2018 and 2019: participant research confidence and program effectiveness.

IF 2.9 4区 医学 Q1 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE Journal of the Medical Library Association Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-07 DOI:10.5195/jmla.2024.1915
Susan Lessick, Jodi L Philbrick, Lorie Kloda
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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 pre-workshop 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.

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2018 年和 2019 年 MLA 研究培训学院(RTI):学员的研究信心和计划成效。
目的:文章报告了 2018 年和 2019 年 MLA 研究培训学院(RTI)的效果评估。RTI 是一项针对健康科学图书馆员的为期一年的继续教育研究方法培训和支持计划。研究重点是评估 RTI 学员在完成课程后的研究信心,并将这些结果与他们对研讨会/课程表现和学习成果的看法进行比较。此外,作者还讨论了如何将研究结果用于指导和改进该计划:本研究使用了 26 个项目的问卷,即 RTI 研究信心问卷,以收集参加者在研修班之前、研修班结束之后以及研修班结束一年之后自我报告的研究信心信息,从而确定统计学上的显著差异。研究信心的差异通过三种非参数统计检验来确定。此外,还使用了其他研修班和项目调查来证实研究信心的调查结果:研修班后和研修班一年后的研究信心评分在第一年和第二年明显高于研修班前的水平。对第 1 年和第 2 年的评分中位数进行比较后发现,第 2 年有 9 个项目的研究自信心明显增强。学员对研修班/课程效果和学习成果的积极评价也证实了这些结论:总体评估结果表明,快速道行动培训有助于参与者理解、使用和应用研究技能开展研究。评估结果还显示,学员们增强的研究信心在干预后至少持续了 12 个月。事实证明,RTI 研究信心问卷能够有效地对 RTI 计划进行严格评估和改进。这项研究增强了目前以证据为基础的评估和改进图书馆员研究指导方法的有限证据。
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Journal of the Medical Library Association
Journal of the Medical Library Association INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-
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4.10
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39
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26 weeks
期刊介绍: The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) is an international, peer-reviewed journal published quarterly that aims to advance the practice and research knowledgebase of health sciences librarianship. The most current impact factor for the JMLA (from the 2007 edition of Journal Citation Reports) is 1.392.
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