Information Literacy
We define Information Literacy as the ability of students to be critical consumers of information/research.
What we expect our students to learn
Students will demonstrate the ability to evaluate information.
Sample: Who are we looking at?
- 20% of the final student capstone projects, randomly selected each Spring; and 20% of the final student papers, randomly selected each Fall
Measure: How are we rating their performance?
- Rubric evaluated Capstone and English 223 assignments
Target: What score did we expect?
- 84% of Capstone projects will score 3 or greater on the Information Literacy rubric;
- 92% of English 223 papers will score 3 or greater on the Information Literacy rubric
Students will demonstrate the ability to synthesize information.
Sample: Who are we looking at?
- 20% of the final student capstone projects, randomly selected each Spring; and 20% of the final student papers, randomly selected each Fall
Measure: How are we rating their performance?
- Rubric evaluated Capstone and English 223 assignments
Target: What score did we expect?
- 84% of Capstone projects will score 3 or greater on the Information Literacy rubric;
- 92% of English 223 papers will score 3 or greater on the Information Literacy rubric