Using Diffusion of Innovations to Explore Digital Gaming in Undergraduate Library Instruction

Thumbnail image of item number 1 in: 'Using Diffusion of Innovations to Explore Digital Gaming in Undergraduate Library Instruction'.
Thumbnail image of item number 2 in: 'Using Diffusion of Innovations to Explore Digital Gaming in Undergraduate Library Instruction'.
Thumbnail image of item number 3 in: 'Using Diffusion of Innovations to Explore Digital Gaming in Undergraduate Library Instruction'.
Thumbnail image of item number 4 in: 'Using Diffusion of Innovations to Explore Digital Gaming in Undergraduate Library Instruction'.
Showing 1-4 of 198 pages in this dissertation.

PDF Version Also Available for Download.

Description

Digital games and simulations are receiving considerable notice within the Library and Information Science (LIS) community. This study adds to the depth of knowledge in this area by providing research on the likelihood a hypothetical digital game delivery method for library instruction achieves sufficient adoption to justify its development. Furthermore, this knowledge will assist decision making processes for individuals debating the current or potential role of digital gaming at their institutions. In this mixed methods study, over 300 undergraduates were surveyed about their technology preferences, including digital gaming, for delivery of two forms of academic library instruction. The two forms … continued below

Creation Information

Robertson, Michael James August 2009.

Context

This dissertation is part of the collection entitled: UNT Theses and Dissertations and was provided by the UNT Libraries to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 17794 times, with 13 in the last month. More information about this dissertation can be viewed below.

Who

People and organizations associated with either the creation of this dissertation or its content.

Author

Chairs

Committee Members

Publisher

Rights Holder

For guidance see Citations, Rights, Re-Use.

  • Robertson, Michael James

Provided By

UNT Libraries

The UNT Libraries serve the university and community by providing access to physical and online collections, fostering information literacy, supporting academic research, and much, much more.

About | Browse this Partner

Contact Us

Corrections Questions

What

Descriptive information to help identify this dissertation. Follow the links below to find similar items on the Digital Library.

Degree Information

Description

Digital games and simulations are receiving considerable notice within the Library and Information Science (LIS) community. This study adds to the depth of knowledge in this area by providing research on the likelihood a hypothetical digital game delivery method for library instruction achieves sufficient adoption to justify its development. Furthermore, this knowledge will assist decision making processes for individuals debating the current or potential role of digital gaming at their institutions. In this mixed methods study, over 300 undergraduates were surveyed about their technology preferences, including digital gaming, for delivery of two forms of academic library instruction. The two forms of library instruction were (a) providing users with spatial information on physical library layout, and (b) educating users on information literacy topics and skills. Observational data was collected during the survey sessions, occurring at face-to-face library instruction sessions. Self-selected survey participants were also interviewed to further probe their survey responses. Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations was the theoretical foundation to this research. The primary innovation of study was the digital game delivery method. Detailed analysis of the survey-based data set included three nonparametric scaling methods: 1) rank-sum scaling; 2) circular triad analysis; and 3) multidimensional preference mapping. Content analysis of the observations and semi-structured interviews also occurred. Major outcomes were 1) the digital game delivery method achieved mediocre preference across both questions; 2) the audiovisual delivery method received the highest overall preference ranking; and 3) overall preference for the audio-only delivery method was remarkably low. The most important theme across the observational data was the participants' waning attention during the face-to-face library instruction sessions. The most important outcome from the semi-structured interviews was interviewees' stated appreciation for useful technologies. Over 95% of participants were so-called digital natives, that is, born post-1980. Rogers' assertion that age plays a minor role in predicting technology adoption appears warranted, since the more innovative digital game delivery method achieved mediocre overall preference.

Language

Item Type

Identifier

Unique identifying numbers for this dissertation in the Digital Library or other systems.

Collections

This dissertation is part of the following collection of related materials.

UNT Theses and Dissertations

Theses and dissertations represent a wealth of scholarly and artistic content created by masters and doctoral students in the degree-seeking process. Some ETDs in this collection are restricted to use by the UNT community.

About | Browse this Collection

What responsibilities do I have when using this dissertation?

Digital Files

When

Dates and time periods associated with this dissertation.

Creation Date

  • August 2009

Added to The UNT Digital Library

  • Nov. 19, 2009, 8:18 p.m.

Description Last Updated

  • Jan. 21, 2014, 3:01 p.m.

Usage Statistics

When was this dissertation last used?

Yesterday: 0
Past 30 days: 13
Total Uses: 17,794
More Statistics

Interact With This Dissertation

Here are some suggestions for what to do next.

Start Reading

Thumbnail image of item number 1 in: 'Using Diffusion of Innovations to Explore Digital Gaming in Undergraduate Library Instruction'.
Thumbnail image of item number 2 in: 'Using Diffusion of Innovations to Explore Digital Gaming in Undergraduate Library Instruction'.
Thumbnail image of item number 3 in: 'Using Diffusion of Innovations to Explore Digital Gaming in Undergraduate Library Instruction'.
Thumbnail image of item number 4 in: 'Using Diffusion of Innovations to Explore Digital Gaming in Undergraduate Library Instruction'.

PDF Version Also Available for Download.

Citations, Rights, Re-Use

International Image Interoperability Framework

IIF Logo

We support the IIIF Presentation API

Links for Robots

Helpful links in machine-readable formats.

Archival Resource Key (ARK)

International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF)

Metadata Formats

Images

URLs

Stats

Robertson, Michael James. Using Diffusion of Innovations to Explore Digital Gaming in Undergraduate Library Instruction, dissertation, August 2009; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc11011/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .

Back to Top of Screen