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Measuring teacher educators’ information problem solving skills: Development and validation of a situational judgement test

  • Klaas-Jan Lammers*
  • , Jos Van Helvoort
  • , Iwan Wopereis
  • , Nynke Bos
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In today’s digital era, the ability to effectively search for, evaluate, process, and present online information is critical in higher education. Despite its importance, teacher educators often lack validated instruments tailored to assess these competencies. This study describes the adaptation, development, and initial validation of a Situational Judgement Test (SJT) based on the PIKE-E test—orig-inally developed in Spanish—and grounded in the Information Problem Solving using the Internet (IPS-I) model. Following translation, cultural adaptation, and expert review, we piloted the instrument with 39 teacher educators. Quantitative and qualitative analyses indicate that, while respondents excelled in information selection and processing, they encountered challenges in search and critical evalu-ation tasks. The instrument demonstrated promising content and construct validity, though we recommend further refinement and larger-scale validation.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInformation literacy in an AI-driven world
EditorsSerap Kurbanoğlu, Joumana Boustany, Sonja Špiranec, Yurdagül Ünal, İpek Şencan, Denis Kos, Esther Grassian, Loriene Roy, Diane Mizrachi
Place of PublicationCham, Switzerland
PublisherSpringer Nature
Chapter42
Pages532–545
Number of pages14
Volume2864
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-032-17272-3
ISBN (Print)978-3-032-17271-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Feb 2026

Publication series

SeriesCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume2864
ISSN1865-0929

Keywords

  • Information Problem Solving
  • Situational Judgement Test
  • Teacher Educators
  • PIKE-E Test
  • IPS-I Model

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