Medical Genetics Teaching Information Literacy Training.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 11 Medical Genetics Teaching Information Literacy Training Abstract Information literacy is an integral part of the overall quality of students is that students adapt to increasing competition in the socialist market economy must have the ability. Infiltration in teaching students the information literacy, to improve their ability to access and use information is an important task for teachers. This preliminary study in the medical genetics teaching students information awareness, information acquisition capacity, information finishing capacity, information skills, information-sharing capabilities of the importance of information literacy, approaches and methods. Keywords: Medical Genetics; teaching; students; Information Literacy; culture In today’s world of science and technology, has entered a high degree of knowledge and information era [1]. Lifelong learning and continuously improve their quality and meet the necessary requirement for development of the times, and information literacy is to achieve life-long learning. Thus, students of information literacy is an important aspect of current education reform. At home and abroad, many experts pointed out that “curriculum integration” is the students information literacy training is one of the most effective ways that emphasize the cultivation of information literacy to infiltrate to the teaching of various subjects. The connotation of an Information Literacy “Information Literacy” The term was first used by the U.S. Information Industry Association (ILA) President PaulZurkowski In 1974, the information literacy content as time passes and the development of science and technology continue to be enriched, rich and improved. The specific implications of current information literacy refers to people’s information to this widespread awareness of the importance of social phenomena as well as the ability from books, newspapers, television, radio, social survey