Staying on track with Rubric Assessment: five institutions investigate information literacy learning

摘要

The VALUE rubric for information literacy in its original, holistic form is a significant step forward in the assessment of students' ability to locate, evaluate, and use information, both in and out of the classroom. The RAILS project has already captured important information about student information literacy skills at several institutions and identified potential barriers to rubric assessment so that they may be better understood and overcome. Perhaps most importantly, RAILS has demonstrated that VALUE rubrics, adapted for analytical, campus-specific purposes, can spur instructional improvements, increase assessment activity, and improve collaborations among faculty, co-curricular professionals, and librarians. In the coming year, RAILS will build on these successes to keep rubric assessment of information literacy "on track"!