Measuring Outcomes: Information Literacy Instruction Assessment in a Cross-Institutional Study

ORCID

0000-0002-7077-6408

Keywords

information literacy, cross-institutional study, library instruction, student perceptions, one-shot instruction, assessment

Abstract

Measuring the impact of information literacy instruction in higher education is essential to support teaching and learning and demonstrate the value of information literacy instruction. This article reports on the findings from a cross-institutional study using resources from the Association of College & Research Libraries' (ACRL) Project Outcome Toolkit. A survey from the toolkit was implemented to measure student perceptions across four outcomes: increased knowledge, increased confidence, application of new knowledge/skills, and increased awareness of resources. The data provides insight on what students value from library instruction sessions at both a research university and state college. Students at both institutions indicated that they value information literacy instruction, as demonstrated by the similar ratings across the four outcomes.

Publication Date

10-9-2023

Original Citation

Miller, K., and K. Kaufmann and R. Trnka (2023). “Measuring Outcomes: Information literacy instruction assessment in a cross-institutional study,” The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 49(6),102796–. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2023.102796

Document Type

Paper

Language

English

Source Title

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volume

49

Issue

6

Publication Version

Publisher's version

College

Information Technologies & Resources

Location

Orlando (Main) Campus

Department

UCF Libraries

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