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The Instruction Chronicles Documenting Initiatives in Information Literacy Jennifer Sutcliffe Kennesaw State University
Transcript of Assessment presentation
The Instruction Chronicles
Documenting Initiatives in Information Literacy
Jennifer SutcliffeKennesaw State University
• In recent years, “the call for assessment in higher education has gone beyond the standard measurements of inputs and resources to a broader need to assess outcomes, or what students actually learn while in college” (Hewitt & Hewitt, 2010, “Literature Review,” para. 2)
• For libraries, this means that assessment is a way in which “academic libraries must prove the value they provide to the academic enterprise” (ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee, 2012, “Communicating value,” para. 1)
Prologue
I. II.III.IV.V. The Sequels
ImplementationCalculationExecutionPreparation
Chapters
I. Preparation
I. Preparation
RAILS Program
• Helps librarians create and use rubrics to assess information literacy.– Use existing rubrics – Edit rubrics – Share unique rubrics
• Get ideas for the assessment
(Rubric Assessment of Information Literacy Skills, 2012)
I. Preparation
RESULT
An assessment plan that is ready to be implemented, and that is in line with
the goals of the university, library, and
instruction program.
I. Preparation
II. Execution
What does the library assess? (and when?)
II. Execution
Instruction sessions in each major and graduate program
II. Execution
Library 101 ClassesII. Execution
Open Bibliographic Instruction Sessions
II. Execution
II. Execution
WASSAIL
• An open-source, database-driven application for creating and managing customized information literacy assessments and surveys
• Developed by the University of Alberta Augustana Library
• Originally designed to assess library instruction
(University of Alberta Augustana Library, 2012)
II. Execution
Other Assessment Tools
II. Execution
RESULTQualitative and quantitative data to analyze and create a
report.
II. Execution
III. Calculation
SPSS
• Software used for statistical analysis created by IBM
• Highly advanced functions and interoperability with other statistics software & databases
• Some functions of SPSS can also be carried out in Excel
(IBM, 2012)
III. Calculation
Tools for AnalysisIII. Calculation
RESULT
A full report on the assessment findings.
Stored data to be used in future assessments.
III. Calculation
IV. Implementation
IV. Implementation
RESULT
Better library services.
A more effective assessment plan.
• “Assessment is an ongoing process aimed at understanding and improving student learning.” (Association of College and Research Libraries, 2012, para. 3)
• The process may change, but the core concepts remain the same.
V. The Sequels
the end.
References
Association of College and Research Libraries. (2012). Assessment issues. Retrieved from: http://www.ala.org/acrl/issues/infolit/resources/assess/issues
ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee. (2012). 2012 top ten trends in academic libraries: a review of the trends and issues affecting academic libraries in higher education. American Library Association. Retrieved from: http:/crln.acrl.org/content/73/6/311.full
Hewitt, G.J., & Hewitt, R.T. (2010). Ability, assistance, and collaboration in academic library assessment. Library Philosophy and Practice. Retrieved from: http://unllib.unl.edu/LPP/hewitt.ht
IBM. (2012). SPSS software. Retrieved from: http://www-01.ibm.com/software/analytics/spss/
Rubric Assessment of Information Literacy Skills. (2012). Rubrics – RAILS. Retrieved from: http://railsontrack.info/rubrics.aspx
University of Alberta Augustana Library. (2012). Augustana Information Literacy – WASSAIL. Retrieved from: http://www.library.ualberta.ca/augustana/infolit/wassail/
Background Reading
Acosta, E., & Gardner, S. (2010, June). Solving the rubrics cube: Using assessment to sharpen library instruction. Poster session presented at the annual conference of the American Library Association, Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://works.bepress.com/elisa_acosta/1/
Association of College and Research Libraries. (2012). Standards toolkit. Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/acrl/issues/infolit/standards/standardstoolkit
Sobel, K.., & Sugimoto, C.R. (2012). Assessment of learning during library instruction: Practices, prevalence, and preparation. The Journal Of Academic Librarianship, 38(4), 191-204 doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2012.04.004
Schilling, K., & Applegate, R. (2012). Best methods for evaluating educational impact: a comparison of the efficacy of commonly used measures of library instruction. Journal of the Medical Library Association: JMLA, 100(4), 258. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3484955/
Zoellner, K., Samson, S., & Hines, S. (2008). Continuing assessment of library instruction to undergraduates: A general education course survey research project. College & Research Libraries, 69(4), 370-383. Retrieved from http://crl.acrl.org/content/69/4/370.full.pdf
