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Messiah University

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2019

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Formative Assessment: Identifying And Supporting Student Success In Information Literacy Processes, Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D., Sarah Myers Jul 2019

Formative Assessment: Identifying And Supporting Student Success In Information Literacy Processes, Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D., Sarah Myers

Library Staff Presentations & Publications

The Every Student Succeeds Act (2016) requires that teachers teach using evidence-based, and scientifically-researched teaching practices. With this, pre-service teachers at undergraduate institutions must learn how to find, evaluate and compare the results they find, and then determine how to implement such practices with fidelity. All Messiah College students pursuing any sort of teacher certification spend significant time in one upper level course to address finding and evaluating evidence-based practices. Instructors of that course co-teach a unit through three in-class workshops with their Education Librarian. This study examined relationships between students' perceptions and experiences with information literacy, their information literacy …


Apa Style 7th Edition, Beth Transue Jan 2019

Apa Style 7th Edition, Beth Transue

Library Staff Presentations & Publications

Updates to APA Style Manual – Moving to the 7th Edition

APA updated its style manual in October 2019 and APA plans to update the online APA site, Academic Writer/APA Style Central, in August 2020. Therefore, the library plans to update its APA materials and research assistance provided to patrons in August 2020, alongside the APA timeline. This presentation will cover major changes within the 7th edition including an expanded non-biased language section, and citation formats for online materials.

A narrated presentation is available in the Additional Files section below.