Workshop on Assessment and Student Learning
Communication Domain

Friday, September 24, 2010

Workshop Facilitators
Judy Young (Director, Composition Program) discussed assessment and instructional strategies to improve student writing and Britt McGowan (Pace Library) provided information about instructional strategies and assignments that will develop student skills in information literacy components that promote communication skills.

 

Workshop Resources

To become information literate, students need to be able to communicate clearly in order to articulate their research needs, participate in collaborative research projects, and use the appropriate medium and style to communicate their product to the intended audience.

Specific information literacy standards and outcomes that relate to the communication domain state that the information literate student:

• Defines and articulates the need for information
• Confers with instructors and participates in class discussions, peer workgroups, and electronic discussions to identify a research topic, or other information needs
• Validates understanding and interpretation of the information through discourse with other individuals, subject-area experts, and/or practitioners
• Participates in classroom and other discussions
• Participates in class-sponsored electronic communication forums designed to encourage discourse on the topic (e.g., email, bulletin boards, chat rooms)
• Seeks expert opinion through a variety of mechanisms (e.g., interviews, email, listservs)
• Articulates knowledge and skills transferred from prior experiences to planning and creating the product or performance
• The information literate student communicates the product or performance effectively to others
• Chooses a communication medium and format that best supports the purposes of the product or performance and the intended audience
• Uses a range of information technology applications in creating the product or performance
• Incorporates principles of design and communication
• Communicates clearly and with a style that supports the purposes of the intended audience

ACRL Information Literacy Standards for Higher Education

Assessment Rubric for Information Literacy:
Oakleaf, M. (n.d.), Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.
        Retrieved from Rubric Assessment of Information Literacy Skills (RAILS) website.

AAC&U VALUE Rubrics

AAC&U has developed rubrics for communication and information literacy. These learning outcomes are frequently included as program learning outcomes for General Education and undergraduate programs.

You may download a copy of these rubrics from the AAC&U website.

AAC&U will ask you to enter an email address and complete a brief questionnaire before accessing the rubrics site.

 

Updated 04/11/13 lrg