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Communications in Information Literacy· 2016Q2· Review

Do People Overestimate Their Information Literacy Skills? A Systematic Review of Empirical Evidence on the Dunning-Kruger Effect

Khalid Mahmood

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A systematic review of 53 studies reveals that individuals commonly overestimate their information literacy skills, a phenomenon consistent with the Dunning-Kruger effect.

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Field: Library and Information Sciences

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