Transcript Measure by Measure: Composing and Rehearsing a Campus-wide IL Rubric Jim Kinnie, Mary C.

Measure by Measure:
Composing and Rehearsing a
Campus-wide IL Rubric
Jim Kinnie, Mary C. MacDonald and Elaine Finan
Project funded by:
Davis Educational Foundation, 2010
Wabash 2.0 Study
Introduction
 Scope of IL on URI Campus
 Library IL Programs; scaffolded & incremental
 Academic Majors w/SLOs of Information Literacy focus
 Curricular Framework:
 URI outcomes: Think critically, independently, take initiative
based on informed choices.
 Gen Ed Information Literacy student learning outcome
Introduction
“Are URI students achieving information literacy
competency over the span of an
undergraduate program?”
URI’s
project
Share the
process
What ways
can you
duplicate
this
process on
your
campus?
Take-Aways
At the end of this session, you will learn how to:
 Adopt a model for building faculty collaboration
around assessment
 Adapt a process that is transferable and
expandable
 Identify opportunities for applying an information
literacy (IL) rubric and engage multiple disciplines
Overview
“Are URI students achieving
information literacy
competency over the span of their
undergraduate program?”
 Composing
 Rehearsing
 Measuring
Composing
Create a shared understanding before measuring
for student learning
ACRL Five IL Standards:
• Determine information needs
• Access needed information
• Evaluate information sources
• Use information to accomplish a specific purpose
• Use information legally
American Association of Colleges & Universities
IL VALUE rubric framework
Composing
Rubric composition 2008-2012
Preparation:
 Campus wide rubric workshop – 3 librarians
 Library faculty, subject faculty, national expert, SLOAA
 Librarians, SLOAA, IDP
Developmental scale for IL Competency
Beginning, Approaching, Competent
Composing
Research
Analyze/
Evaluate
Plagiarism
Synthesize/
Integrate
Information
Literacy
Let’s Collaborate!
URI Information Literacy (IL) Rubric*
IL Outcomes
IL Competent
Approaches IL
Competency
Beginning IL Competency
(5A) Uses Information
Ethically and Legally
- Knows when to cite
(5B) Uses Information
Ethically and Legally
- Knows when and how
to paraphrase
(5C) Uses Information
Ethically and Legally
- Mechanics of citations
are correct
*Adapted from the AAC&U VALUE rubric
Report out – what did you find?
Easy/
Challenging?
Barriers?
Surprises?
Rehearsing
 Created a URI-Librarian approved IL rubric
 Pilot – 2 phases
 “Library-Friendly” Faculty from 4 of 7 colleges

History, Sociology, Public Relation, Writing & Rhetoric, Business, Pharmacy,
Library (undergraduate), and Natural Resources Science
 442 students evaluated – at least one element
 Instructors mapped rubric elements to assignments
 Applied rubric to student work
http://www.uri.edu/assessment/uri/guidance/documents/URI_IL_Rubric.pdf
Measuring
Combined Results F2011, S2012
Measuring
Combined Results F2011, S2012
No IL courses
Challenges
Multiple disciplines &
programs to consider in
consensus-building
Busy faculty
Language used in the
assignments is key
Rewards
Studentcentric
Student/Instructor Comparison
Student/Instructor Comparison
Student/Instructor Comparison
Rewards
Disciplineneutral
discussions
about learning
and teaching
Experience in
building
consensus to
define key
skills
Studentcentric
Develop faculty
resources and
workshops
Used results
to refine rubric
Expand online
student
resources
Next Steps
Continue collaboration
and assessment
across disciplines
 Expand project into assessment of IL as a
general education learning outcome.
 Replicate assessment process to evaluate other
student learning outcomes.
Questions/Comments?
References
 American Association of Colleges and Universities. (2013). VALUE: Valid
Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education. Retrieved from
www.aacu.org/value/rubrics/ April 22, 2013.
 American Library Association. (2006). Information Literacy Competency
Standards for Higher Education. Retrieved from
http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency April 22, 2013.
 University of Rhode Island. (2012). University Catalog 2012. Retrieved from
http://web.uri.edu/catalog/student-learning-outcomes/ April 18, 2013.
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 University of Rhode Island. (2013). General Education Application - Integrated
Skills. Retrieved from http://www.uri.edu/facsen/gen_app/skills.html April 18,
2013.
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 University of Rhode Island Libraries. (2006). Mission Statement. Retrieved from
http://www.uri.edu/library/univlibs/mission.html April 21, 2013.