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Enhancing Information Competency Skills: Library Instruction SLOs Evaluation

Learn about the SLOs at Cuyamaca College Library, assessment tools, results, and statistics. Understand information competency skills and how they are assessed for students using the library. Explore ACRL Standards and challenges facing library instruction. Gain insights into assessment tools and recommendations for improving instruction. Discover post-test results and recommendations for enhancing SLOs 4, 5, and 6 in alignment with Basic Skills Initiatives.

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Enhancing Information Competency Skills: Library Instruction SLOs Evaluation

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  1. Jeri Resto Librarian Cuyamaca College Library Program Level SLOs

  2. SLO for breakout session You will learn about: • SLOs at Cuyamaca • Assessment tools and results • Assessment statistics • Results

  3. Cuyamaca College Library Students who use library instruction will be assessed to determine their level of information competency skills SLOs

  4. Accreditation Standard II “The institution offers high-quality instructional program, student support services, and library and learning support services that facilitate and demonstrate the achievement of stated student learning outcomes.” ***From WASC and Accrediting Committee for the community and junior colleges (ACCJC)

  5. American Library Association “Information competency  (IC) is a set of skills that require the  student to recognize when information is needed and to be able to locate, evaluate, and use the needed information.” ***

  6. ACRL Standards • ACRL Standard One: • Define the Information Need and Research Topic • ACRL Standard Two: • Develop a Search Strategy; Locate and Retrieve Information • ACRL Standard Three: • Evaluate Information • ACRL Standard Four: • Use Information to Accomplish a Purpose . •  ACRL Standard Five: • Use Information Legal and Social ***

  7. SLOs for Library instruction • SLO #1: The student will acquire the information competency skill of constructing a successful search statement and identifying keywords/subject words in order to construct an effective search strategy(ACRL Standard 1). • SLO #2: The student will demonstrate the information competency skill of selecting sources from either the library catalog and the online databases (ACRL Standard 1). • SLO #3: The student will demonstrate the information competency skill of being able to evaluate a source and determine its reliability, validity, authority and point of view (ACRL Standard 3).

  8. Library Instruction Challenges How can students demonstrate information competency skills @ the Reference Desk interview?How do you assess a 5-15 minute reference interview? @ the Library Orientation?How do you assess a 50-minute library orientation?

  9. SLO 1,2,3 Library Instruction @ Reference Desk

  10. Assessment Tool for Library Instruction @ Reference Desk • Assessment Tool • Likert scale • Coded rematching

  11. Assessment measures for Library Instruction @ Reference Desk • Inter-rater reliability is the percentage of agreement between raters. • Raters are independent evaluators. • Raters agree, we will see a high percentage of agreement • Raters disagree, we will see a lowpercentage of agreement; either the scale is defective or the raters need to be re-trained. • Cohen's Kappa the supplementarystatistical calculation that is used by researchers b/c it is thought to be a more robust measure than percent agreement calculation.

  12. Data Collection for Library Instruction @ Reference Desk

  13. Recommendationsfor Library Instruction @ Reference Desk • Changes to Ref Card • Omit “mark all the apply” • Librarians need to give clearer instructions on how to fill it out. • SLO 3 had the least # of responses – is this due to Ref Card design, students did not need help, or Librarian did not cover? • Changes in Instruction • Librarians need to be more proactive in checking in with student’s progress. • Librarians need to avoid “observer bias”. • Aim for a higher Kappa score

  14. SLO 1,2,3 Library Instruction @Library Orientations

  15. Post-test and results • Post-test contained six (6) questions. • 285 students took the post-test. • Courses selected were: • Freshman English • Pre-collegiate English • Philosophy • Business • Students given five - ten minutes.

  16. POST-TEST RESULTS *

  17. Post-test Recommendations • Changes to Post-test • Revise! • SLO 2 and 3 had the lowest % of correct answers. Why? • Poor post-test design, students did not know, or Librarian did not cover? • Changes in Instruction • Librarians need to give better instructions on post-test forms. • Librarians need to investigate teaching techniques.

  18. SLO 4, 5, 6 will be tied to Basic Skills Initiatives

  19. Jeri Resto Cuyamaca College Library www.cuyamaca.edu/jeri.resto

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