Why does the RRSA assessment have so many opinion-based, subjective, survey-type questions?
While it may seem as though the multitude of subjective questions on RRSA render the term ‘assessment’ a misnomer and a term such as ‘survey’ might be a more appropriate descriptor, questions about ‘Perceived research skills’ and ‘Browsing the Internet’ serve an important role in capturing information competencies. Personal beliefs have a dramatic shaping effect on an individual’s motivation, and therefore, on his/her resultant actions. Research indicates that when individuals are provided with objective information concerning their own abilities that conflicts with their own perceptions of self efficacy, they will be more willing to attempt to change their current patterns of behavior and be more receptive to learning new techniques for performing old tasks. This principle is precisely what makes ‘Perceived research skills’ so beneficial. If RRSA participants perceive themselves to be terrific researchers and then proceed to perform poorly on various research tasks, the conflicting re
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