Chutima Sacchanand
Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University
Abstract
This research was aimed at comparing the information literacy teaching and learning between STOU and OUJ, developing and evaluating the training package on information literacy for distance education. The framework of the research was based on the research method and development process of a training course under a distance education concept. These included analysis of the target groups, information literacy needs and situation ; development of materials design; production of training materials; and the evaluation. The purposive sample group consisted of faculty members/experts in distance education and information literacy, eight from Thailand and eight from Japan, to evaluate the situation and information literacy competency development ; 62 STOU undergraduate students to study their information literacy needs and self-evaluation of their competencies ; and 39 under- graduate students to try out the training package. The research instruments included documentary form, questionnaires, the focus group/ interview form, the training package, the training package evaluation form, the learning assignment, the pretest and posttest. Data analysis included content analysis for qualitative data, while quantitative data, statistics used were percentage, means, and standard deviation. The E1/E2 efficiency index and t-test were used to verify the efficiency of the package.