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Insua\u003Cbr>University of Illinois at Chicago, [ginsua1@uic.edu](ginsua1@uic.edu)[ ](ginsua1@uic.edu)Catherine Lantz\u003Cbr>University of Illinois at Chicago, [clantz@uic.edu](clantz@uic.edu)[ ](clantz@uic.edu)Annie Armstrong\u003Cbr>University of Illinois at Chicago, [annie@uic.edu](annie@uic.edu)\u003Cbr>Let us knowhow access to this document benefits you. Follow this and additional works at: [https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/comminfolit](https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/comminfolit) |  |\n\nRecommended Citation  \nInsua, G. M., Lantz, C., & Armstrong, A. (2018). Navigating Roadblocks: First-Year Writing Challenges through the Lens ofthe ACRL Framework. Communications in Information Literacy, 12 (2), 86-106. [https://doi.org/10.15760/comminfolit.2018.12.2.3](https://doi.org/10.15760/comminfolit.2018.12.2.3)  \nThis Research Article is brought to you for free and open access. It has been accepted for inclusion in Communications in Information Literacy by an authorized administrator of PDXScholar. For more information, [please contact](please contact pdxscholar@pdx.edu)[ pdxscholar@pdx.edu](please contact pdxscholar@pdx.edu).  \nInsua et al.: Navigating Roadblocks  \n 86  COMMUNICATIONS IN INFORMATION LITERACY | VOL. 12, NO. 2, 2018  \nNavigating Roadblocks: First-Year Writing Challenges through the Lens of the ACRL Framework  \nGlenda M. Insua, University of Illinois at Chicago  \nCatherine Lantz, University of Illinois at Chicago  \nAnnie Armstrong, University of Illinois at Chicago  \nAbstract  \nEffectively integrating the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy into existing instructional models requires that librarians first understand the host of challenges that many first-year students encounter when conducting research for the first time. This study employs qualitative analysis of semi-structured student interviews to explore how students conceive of and pursue the research process, and how they try to mitigate—and in some cases surmount—the roadblocks they encounter. Although students reported several difficulties, three main roadblocks arose: challenges with understanding academic articles, challenges with the topic/theme of the course, and challenges with navigating the physical space of the library. The findings demonstrate how students employ a variety of strategies to overcome these obstacles. The authors engage with the scholarship on information literacy and the Framework, which elucidates how honoring the affective domain of learning in designing instruction could steer students towards more successful research strategies.  \nKeywords: information literacy, first-year students, ACRL Framework, first-year writing, affective learning  \nInsua, G.M., Lantz, C., & Armstrong, A. (2018). Navigating roadblocks: First-year writing challenges through the lens ofthe ACRL Framework. Communications in Information Literacy, 12(2), 86-106.  \nCopyright for articles published in Communications in Information Literacy is retained by the author(s). Author(s) also extend to Communications in Information Literacy the right to redistribute this article via other scholarly resources and bibliographic databases. This extension allows the authors'copyrighted content to be included in some databases that are distributed and maintained by for-profit companies. All other rights of redistribution are licensed by Communications in Information Literacy under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BYNC-SA 4 .0) .  \nInsua, Lantz, & Armstrong  \nNavigating Roadblocks Published by PDXScholar, 2018  \n[ ARTICLE ]  \nCommunications in Information Literacy, Vol. 12, Iss. 2 [2018], Art. 3  \nCOMMUNICATIONS IN INFORMATION LITERACY | VOL. 12, NO. 2, 2018  87   \nNavigating Roadblocks: First-Year Writing Challenges  \nthrough the Lens of the A","cbCaieIpNU0JmLNi","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieIpNU0JmLNi","pdf",270094,22,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n## Information literacy instruction in first year\n## Studying students’ perspectives on research\n## Purpose of the three-part investigation\n# Method (interview-based study)","[{\"question\":\"What instructional approach does the study examine for the ACRL Framework?\",\"answer\":\"It focuses on integrating the ACRL Framework into existing instructional models rather than relying only on isolated one-shot sessions.\"},{\"question\":\"Which three main roadblocks do first-year students encounter?\",\"answer\":\"Students struggle with understanding academic articles, managing the course’s topic/theme, and navigating the library’s physical space.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the study suggest improving student research success?\",\"answer\":\"By applying the Framework while honoring the affective domain of learning, which can steer students toward more successful research strategies.\"}]","Navigating Roadblocks: First-Year Writing Challenges through the Lens of the ACRL Framework | PDF",1792088077,55]