ICT Assessment, the Librarian’s View Eileen Stec, Instruction & Outreach Librarian, Rutgers University April 18, 2007.

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ICT Assessment, the Librarian’s View Eileen Stec, Instruction & Outreach Librarian, Rutgers University April 18, 2007

What are our choices?  Multiple choice or similar questions  ICT online assessment or print assignments/in class presentation using authentic tasks  Electronic or analog portfolio

Answer this question 1. What is a list of books, journal articles, or other materials about a certain topic?  CHOOSE ONLY ONE ANSWER. Bibliography Keyword Library catalog Research database Subject heading* *Question from Project SAILS Validation Phase III

Answer to question 1 What is a list of books, journal articles, or other materials about a certain topic?  CHOOSE ONLY ONE ANSWER. Bibliography (correct) Keyword Library catalog Research database Subject heading

SAILS multiple choice assessment Pro’s  Simple to score  Easy to compare individuals or cohorts  Lower cost to build & administer than ICT  Designed using ACRL Information Literacy Standards Con’s  Proof of memorization skills  Can’t be generalized to real-world tasks  Disagree with many answers

Authentic Tasks allow assessment of “Lower Order” thinking skill: Outcome 2.2.a. Identifies keywords, synonyms, and related terms for the information needed. “Higher Order” thinking skill: Outcome 3.3.b. Extends initial synthesis, when possible, to a higher level of abstraction to construct new hypotheses that may require additional information.* *The Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. American Library Association, 2000.

Authentic tasks Authentic tasks can be created electronically, as they are in the ICT assessment: OR…

Authentic Tasks..in print… IRIS Online Catalog Assignment. 1. Briefly describe your topic __________________________________________________ 2. List below, keywords you would use to locate a subject heading. (Method 1.) ____________________ _____________________ ____________________________ 3. Use any of the three subject heading search methods demonstrated in the Handbook to locate a useful book you can check out on your topic. As you do so, place an X in front of all the methods listed below that were helpful: ___ Method 1. Keyword to find a useful subject heading. ___ Method 2. Browsing alphabetically for a subject heading. ___ Method 3. Finding hidden treasure: Using a book to help you find other books. 4. Provide information about the book you located and checked out: Title ___________________________________________________________ Call Number _____________________________________________________ Library that “holds” the book ________________________________________ A helpful subject listed in the book’s record ____________________________

Authentic Tasks With a rubric: Very Good. All of the conditions in “Acceptable” are met, however, this student has provided additional information for the assignment, e.g. located more than one book, shown evidence of thoughtful concepts culled from reading the book, provided additional subject headings or narrower/broader keywords than required. Acceptable. Each question (1-6) contains at least one correct answer and the book the student reports has the status “Checked Out” Unacceptable. Not all of questions 1-6 are answered or the information seems “phony” OR The book the student was supposed to check out of the library is on the shelf or is a non- circulating book (Reference, etc.)

Portfolios – Authentic tasks  Work samples anchored to performance objectives  Work samples collected during the process of instruction (no special tests created)  Regular assessment using a rubric, student responses evaluated and scored* *The Systematic Design of Instruction Walter Dick, Lou Carey & James O. Carey.

ICT  Pro’s: -Can access partial understanding. -Real world scenarios. -Assessment validated. -Designed using ACRL Information Literacy Standards  Con’s: -Expensive to construct. -Core level low on library-like tasks.

Authentic –home grown  Pro’s: -Inexpensive to develop. -Real world scenarios; individualized.  Con’s: -Very time-consuming to score. -Assessment not validated. IRIS Online Catalog Assignment. 1. Briefly describe your topic __________________________________________________ 2. List below, keywords you would use to locate a subject heading. (Method 1.) ____________________ _____________________ ____________________________ 3. Use any of the three subject heading search methods demonstrated in the Handbook to locate a useful book you can check out on your topic. As you do so, place an X in front of all the methods listed below that were helpful: ___ Method 1. Keyword to find a useful subject heading. ___ Method 2. Browsing alphabetically for a subject heading. ___ Method 3. Finding hidden treasure: Using a book to help you find other books. 4. Provide information about the book you located and checked out: Title ___________________________________________________________ Call Number _____________________________________________________ Library that “holds” the book ________________________________________ A helpful subject listed in the book’s record ____________________________

Portfolio’s - Authentic  Pro’s -Individualized and real world assessment. -Rubrics, properly tested and applied can compare one students’ work to another.  Con’s -The most time-consuming of all assessments. -requires work over time, not a one-shot assessment

Resources  ACRL Information Literacy Standards pdf  Project S.A.I.L.S.  ETS ICT Assessment