This project analyzes the results of an assessment, which the Gordon Library at Worcester Polytechnic Institute deployed, to evaluate baseline information literacy skills among first-year students. The results showed that only 40% of entering students scored above 70% on the test, with the best performance on questions related to the ethical use of information and the worst performance on questions related to search strategies. A new version of the assessment was developed and tested and will be used in the future.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Pham, Binh Thanh
• Lipson, Benjamin Lewis
• Katzoff, Gary Scott
• Dao, Kien Vinh

Subject

• Computing
• Learning
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050311-153936

关键词

• Information literacy
• Education, Higher

Advisor

• Heinricher, Arthur C.
• Drew, Christine M.

Year

• 2011

Sponsor

• Gordon Library

Date created

• 2011-05-03

地点

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright