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Date of this Version
2021
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Information literacy enables students to develop critical skills that will help them to become independent lifelong learners. The information literacy skills of pre-service music teachers from public and private tertiary institutions in Nigeria's southern region were assessed in this study. In this study, a survey research method was used. The study's population consisted of all pre-service music teachers in the region. Participants received an electronic copy of the researcher-created questionnaire. A total of 450 completed questionnaires were returned by participants. This study's data was analyzed in IBM SPSS. The finding of this study revealed that pre-service music teachers had moderate level information literacy skills. The information literacy skills of female pre-service music teachers are not significantly different from the information literacy skills of male pre-service music teachers. It is strongly advised that information literacy programs be integrated into school curricula in order to improve the information literacy skills of pre-service music teachers.