Design Principles for Developing Information Problem Solving Competence in Higher Education: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

ResearchComponents.InformationTable.Publication.Authors Josien Boetje, Bo Sichterman, Stan van Ginkel, Matthijs Smakman, Johan Versendaal
ResearchComponents.InformationTable.Publication.PublishedIn Review of Educational Research
ResearchComponents.InformationTable.Publication.PublicationDate 2025
ResearchComponents.InformationTable.Publication.Lectorates Digital Ethics
ResearchComponents.InformationTable.Publication.PublicationType Article

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Developing students’ information problem solving (IPS) competence in higher education is imperative. However, existing theoretical frameworks describe IPS learning outcomes without guiding effective learning environment design. This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesized empirical evidence to formulate design principles for developing IPS competence. A systematic search across seven academic databases yielded 69 peer-reviewed articles from 2000–2023 with controlled pretest-posttest designs targeting (under)graduate students. Analysis of these studies yielded seven design principles: learning task, instruction, modeling, practice, learning activities, support, and feedback, with meta-analyses validating key relationships. The IPS educational design principles (IPS-EDP) model summarizes how these principles address learning outcomes, teaching and learning activities, and assessment strategies. While our review covered all IPS components, empirical evidence predominantly addressed information search and selection,

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  • Josien Boetje
    • PhD candidate
    • researchcomponents.publicationcontent.authorlectoratelabelsingle: Digital Ethics
  • Stan van Ginkel
    • Professor
    • researchcomponents.publicationcontent.authorlectoratelabelsingle: Digital Ethics
  • Professor Matthijs Smakman
    Matthijs Smakman
    • Professor
    • researchcomponents.publicationcontent.authorlectoratelabelsingle: Smart Systems for Healthy Living
  • Johan Versendaal | Professor | Research group Digital Smart Services
    Johan Versendaal
    • Professor
    • researchcomponents.publicationcontent.authorlectoratelabelsingle: Digital Ethics
ResearchComponents.DetailedInformation.Language English
ResearchComponents.DetailedInformation.PublishedIn Review of Educational Research
ResearchComponents.DetailedInformation.Keywords information problem solving, design principles, higher education, systematic review, meta-analysis
ResearchComponents.DetailedInformation.DigitalObjectIdentifier 10.3102/00346543251338057
ResearchComponents.DetailedInformation.PageRange 1-43