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Fall 2013, Augustana College, Rock Island Illinois
A New Way To Assess Student Learning, Dr. Deborah Bracke
A New Way To Assess Student Learning, Dr. Deborah Bracke
Education: Faculty Scholarship & Creative Works
This article describes an alternative to the traditional pre-test, post-test assessment of student learning.
Full Issue, Number 38, Fall 2013
From The Editor, Jason A. Mahn
Full Issue, Number 37, Spring 2013
Concept/Context: Information Literacy And Assessment In The First Year, Stefanie R. Bluemle, Amanda Y. Makula, Margaret W. Rogal
Concept/Context: Information Literacy And Assessment In The First Year, Stefanie R. Bluemle, Amanda Y. Makula, Margaret W. Rogal
Library and Information Science: Faculty Scholarship & Creative Works
At Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, where the academic calendar consists of trimesters, all first-year students enroll in a year-long sequence of three "Liberal Studies First Year" (LSFY) courses, which are taught by faculty from a variety of disciplines. LSFY emphasizes core competencies in reading, writing, oral communication, and information literacy.
Since 2011, the Augustana librarians have been using performance-based assessment to evaluate their work with LSFY classes. This qualitative approach, which encourages real-life application of skills, has proven well-suited to an information literacy program in which concepts carry more weight than the mechanics of searching. Each term, the …
The Joy Of (Performance) Assessment, Amanda Y. Makula, Stefanie R. Bluemle, Margaret W. Rogal
The Joy Of (Performance) Assessment, Amanda Y. Makula, Stefanie R. Bluemle, Margaret W. Rogal
Library and Information Science: Faculty Scholarship & Creative Works
How can librarians assess student learning in a way that is organic to the assignment and instruction session, yet gives results that are comparable across classes?
Performance Assessment is a qualitative method of assessment in which students demonstrate learning by completing specific tasks related to targeted learning outcomes. Performance Assessment encourages real-life application of skills and is well-suited to an information literacy program in which concepts carry more weight than the mechanics of searching.
The Augustana College instruction librarians use performance assessment to evaluate their work with a three-term sequence of required first-year general education classes (”Liberal Studies First Year” …
From The Publisher, Mark Wilhelm
From The Editor, Jason A. Mahn
From The Publisher: Staying Connected, Mark Wilhelm
From The Publisher: Staying Connected, Mark Wilhelm
Intersections
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