The IPS evidence base predominantly addresses information search and selection, with library and ecological-validity biases limiting generalizability to broader IPS competence¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Included studies primarily assessed short-term knowledge and skills in searching and selecting information, while defining the problem, processing, and presenting information were less emphasized. → Boetje 2026 q2 i? IPS outcome tests show a library bias toward traditional search-and-find competencies and an ecological-validity mismatch between assessment tasks and real-world information challenges. → Boetje 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Boetje 2026¶

Boetje, J., Sichterman, B., Van Ginkel, S., Smakman, M., & Versendaal, J. (2026). Design Principles for Developing Information Problem Solving Competence in Higher Education: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Review of Educational Research. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543251338057

q2 · i? · quant-synthesis · r?

Descriptive analysis of the 69 included articles' outcome measures. The review reports that "the included studies primarily focused on assessing short-term knowledge and skills in searching and selecting information," underrepresenting other IPS constituent competencies.

"the included studies primarily focused on assessing short-term knowledge and skills in searching and selecting information, while other competencies critical to IPS, such as defining the problem, processing, and presenting information, were less emphasized"

Boetje 2026 (2)¶

Boetje, J., Sichterman, B., Van Ginkel, S., Smakman, M., & Versendaal, J. (2026). Design Principles for Developing Information Problem Solving Competence in Higher Education: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Review of Educational Research. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543251338057

q2 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

The review's assessment-strategy analysis identifies "the so-called library bias" and a second bias concerning ecological validity, stemming from reliance on self-assessment tests and quick obsoletion of IPS tests, limiting generalizability to real-world settings.

"The primary bias observed in IPS tests is the so-called library bias—that is, a focus on assessing traditional information search-and-find competencies"

Discussion¶

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