ERIC Number: EJ928134
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0163-9269
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Information Literacy Follow-Through: Enhancing Preservice Teachers' Information Evaluation Skills through Formative Assessment
Seely, Sara Robertson; Fry, Sara Winstead; Ruppel, Margie
Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, v30 n2 p72-84 2011
An investigation into preservice teachers' information evaluation skills at a large university suggests that formative assessment can improve student achievement. Preservice teachers were asked to apply information evaluation skills in the areas of currency, relevancy, authority, accuracy, and purpose. The study used quantitative methods to assess preservice teachers' evaluation skills as demonstrated within the context of a final project, or summative assessment, in an elementary education course. The authors compared the preservice teachers' and researchers' evaluations to analyze final projects from two semesters. When asked to evaluate the sources cited in a final project for an education methods course, preservice teachers who received formative feedback from librarians improved in most information evaluation areas. Formative assessment is explored as a tool for improving information literacy instruction. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Preservice Teachers, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum, Elementary Education, Formative Evaluation, Teacher Education, Information Literacy, Evaluation Methods, Academic Achievement, Summative Evaluation, Librarians, Literacy Education, Social Studies, Libraries, Library Instruction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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