ERIC Number: EJ1103399
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 12
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ISSN: EISSN-1933-5954
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Institutional Assessment of Student Information Literacy Ability: A Case Study
Chan, Christopher
Communications in Information Literacy, v10 n1 p50-61 2016
With increasing interest in the assessment of learning outcomes in higher education, stakeholders are demanding concrete evidence of student learning. This applies no less to information literacy outcomes, which have been adopted by many colleges and universities around the world. This article describes the experience of a university library in Hong Kong in administering a standardized test of information literacy--the Research Readiness Self-Assessment (RRSA)--at the institutional level to satisfy the need for evidence of learning. Compelling evidence was found of improvement in student information literacy ability over the course of their studies.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Libraries, Testing, Standardized Tests, Information Literacy, Case Studies, Student Evaluation, Undergraduate Students, Performance Based Assessment, Evidence, Cutting Scores, Student Improvement, Validity, Reliability, Longitudinal Studies, Instructional Program Divisions, Comparative Analysis, Pretests Posttests
Communications in Information Literacy. Director, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa Library, Schusterman Center, 4502 East 41st Street, Tulsa, OK 74135. Tel: 918-660-3222; Fax: 918-660-3215; e-mail: editors@comminfolit.org; Web site: http://www.comminfolit.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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