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A Multi-Method Information Literacy Assessment Program: Foundation and Early Results
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Walters, William H.; Sheehan, Sarah E.; Handfield, Amy E.; López-Fitzsimmons, Bernadette M.; Markgren, Susanne; Paradise, Laurin – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2020
The information literacy (IL) assessment program at Manhattan College in Riverdale, New York, instituted in 2014-2015, evaluates students' information literacy capabilities as demonstrated in their written coursework, their test performance, and their comments on library instruction sessions. Both instruction and assessment are closely linked to…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evidence Based Practice
Assessment of Learning during Library Instruction: Practices, Prevalence, and Preparation
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Sobel, Karen; Sugimoto, Cassidy R. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2012
Library instruction serves a critical function in the operation of the contemporary academic library environment. Librarians are asked to provide instruction and information literacy training using a range of tools and modes of delivery. The current literature presents an array of instruments used for assessing student learning and for delivering…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Incidence, Academic Libraries, Information Literacy
Information Literacy and the 21st Century Academic Librarian: A Delphi Study
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Dixon-Thomas, Courtlann – ProQuest LLC, 2012
An emphasis on instruction has been growing in libraries as a result of the cumbersome amount of information that is produced and available globally. This, coupled with the growing diverse student populations and the demand for higher education, has created the need for students entering the workforce who can think critically, adapt quickly and…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Educational Strategies, Information Literacy, Program Effectiveness
Creating Trails: Tool for Real-Time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills
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Schloman, Barbara F.; Gedeon, Julie A. – Knowledge Quest, 2007
This article describes Tool for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills (TRAILS), a freely available, online tool designed to measure the information literacy skills of high school students. It is based on information literacy competencies for ninth-graders found in the "Ohio Academic Content Standards" (Ohio Department of Education…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Information Literacy, Information Skills, Skill Analysis
Complex Questions, Evolving Answers: Creating a Multidimensional Assessment Strategy to Build Support for the "Teaching Library"
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McMillen, Paula; Deitering, Anne-Marie – Public Services Quarterly, 2007
Since 2001, librarians at Oregon State University's Valley Library have been working to build a "teaching library" supported by a clearly articulated instruction program. From the start, we believed that we needed to assess the teaching library's impact, not only to determine the success or failure of our efforts but also to demonstrate…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Literacy, Library Instruction, Teaching Methods
Evaluating Student Performance: Information Skills Instruction and Assessment.
Berkowitz, Robert E.; Riley-Harvey, Tracy – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1997
Examines the information problem-solving (Big Six Skills) approach to performance evaluation, which allows library media specialists to focus on student performance and how it benefits from specific activities. Describes the "Big Six Skills Approach": task definition, information seeking, location and access, use of information,…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Information Seeking, Information Skills, Information Utilization