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Title: | A rubric approach to assessing information literacy competency in tertiary curricula | Contributor(s): | Burns, Adrienne (author) ; Lobry de Bruyn, Lisa (author) ; Wilson, Susan C (author) | Publication Date: | 2023 | Early Online Version: | 2023 | Open Access: | Yes | DOI: | 10.53761/1.20.01.10 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/55137 | Abstract: | Systematic analysis of undergraduate curriculum design and assessment is required to ensure real world experiences are embedded in a degree structure for a high level of information literacy (IL) attainment. IL competencies and skills are critical for successful graduate outcomes. We developed a framework using a constructive alignment approach to develop the Student Attributes for Information Literacy (SAIL) and accompanying rubric with outcomes that categorize depth of application over degree progression. The rubric was used to audit IL in core units of a multidisciplinary Bachelor of Environmental Science degree before and after a cycle of curriculum design. SAIL’s rubric provides educators with a practical and repeatable approach to identifying IL development in units of learning. The SAIL rubric found that IL, for most core units, was taught, practiced, and assessed at the foundational level. At the advanced level, however, students had limited opportunities for literacy training, practice, and assessment in a digital context until the end of the degree. The framework and rubric identified gaps and opportunities in IL attainment, and thus warrants further application. Making sure these gaps are addressed, with opportunities identified for learning throughout a progressive program, will ensure resilient and adaptable graduates in a digital dominant workforce. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 20(1), p. 1-24 | Publisher: | University of Wollongong Centre for Educational Development and Interactive Resources | Place of Publication: | Wollongong, Australia | ISSN: | 1449-9789 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 390105 Environmental education curriculum and pedagogy | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 160102 Higher education | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Environmental and Rural Science |
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