The Fourth R : Institutional Assessment of Information Literacy LaGuardia Community College

1. 1 The Fourth �R�:Institutional Assessment of Information Literacy @ LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

2. 2 Help! We are here to recruit you to help us with our outcomes assessment plan!

3. 3 About LaGuardia

4. 4 Information Literacy at LaGuardia Credit courses: LRC102, Information Strategies,3 credits LRC103, Internet Research Strategies,1 credit both qualify as Liberal Arts electives One-shot classes:mandatory for all ENG101(Composition) courses Drop-in or sign-up workshops Mandatory sign-off on IL component of all new course proposals Annual Research Review Competition

5. 5 Enter Middle States Middle States accreditation agency mandate: Outcomes assessment is a necessary part of accreditation IL is a necessary part of outcomes assessment The entire institution, not just the library, is responsible for IL and IL assessment.

6. 6 Assessment at LaGuardia 2002 outcome assessment plan was created in response to a mandate from Middle States Plan proposes to assess 7 core competencies which constitute LaGuardia�s general education requirements.

7. 7 The Seven Core Competencies Critical Literacy (Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking) Quantitative Reasoning Oral Communication Research & Information Literacy Technological Literacy

8. 8 ePortfolio Until recently, most assessment consisted of surveys, self-reporting and tests. ePortfolio provides a mechanism to collect student work for the purpose of true outcomes assessment

9. 9 Institutional Assessment With this ability to keep student work indefinitely, LaGuardia is embarking on the assessment of the Information Literacy abilities of our students across disciplines and across time. Students will be assessed upon entering the college, in a mid-level course, and in a capstone course. We hope to be able to make comparisons over time with various demographics.

10. 10 Rubric Development at LaGuardia Why Rubrics? Rubrics seem to be the best performance measure to assess reliably and objectively a substantial amount of student work across disciplines and across time. Critical Literacy Rubric Range Finders Norming

11. 11 IL Learning Outcomes We have distilled from the 5 ACRL IL competencies 3 learning outcomes to be tested at LaGuardia: Learning Outcome I: Determining information needs and searching effectively Learning Outcome II: Evaluating sources effectively Learning Outcome III: Using information ethically

12. 12 Student Work Testing each outcome requires a specific piece of student work LO I: Narrative of research LO II: Text of a research paper LO III: In-text citations and bibliography

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14. 14 What Have We Learned? Rubric Development: Extremely time-consuming Every institution must create its  own rubrics The need to revise rubrics

15. 15 What Have We Learned? Rating of student work Reliability issues Requires assignment Privacy Inter-rater reliability Faculty collaboration Limitation of rubrics Assessment cycle

16. 16 Assessment Cycle

17. 17 This Is What We Need From You Please read the papers provided Using the rubric and the provided rating form, please rate the papers Then mail the rating form back to us in the self-addressed envelope provided If you are interested in obtaining the results, please forward us your contact information

18. 18 Contact Information Louise R.Fluk Coordinator of Library Instruction fluk@lagcc.cuny.edu � Francine Egger-Sider Coordinator of Technical Services fegger@lagcc.cuny.edu � Alexandra Rojas Reference/Instruction Librarian arojas@lagcc.cuny.edu � LaGuardia Community College/CUNY Library Media Resources Center 31-10 Thomson Avenue Long Island City, NY 11101

19. 19 Thanks to: Steven Ovadia Web/Extended Services Librarian LaGuardia Community College for his assistance with this PowerPoint.