Implications and Future Directions
This study is part of an ongoing research study. In addition to giving a pretest to the control group, we plan to add more control and experimental groups to the database for further statistical analysis. We also will add a formal qualitative component to assess the participants’ perceptions of the value of the integration of IL for their practice, specifically their ability to implement evidence based practices. In the long term, we hope to follow up with students once they are teachers to explore the relationship between IL skills and their practice in the classroom; specifically examining the teacher’s ability to critically evaluate and implement evidence-based practices for their students.