Authentic Assessments: Praxis for the Distance Librarian.

Autor: Twomey, Beth1
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Zdroj: Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning. Jan-Jun2015, Vol. 9 Issue 1/2, p170-178. 9p.
Abstrakt: Distance librarians continually develop information literacy instruction in a variety of formats. Assessment, when it occurs, tends to be of the traditional multiple-choice variety and does not measure more complex skills. Authentic assessments offer the instruction librarian a way to re-think their instruction strategies and assessment of student learning. The characteristics of authentic assessments are presented along with the use of threshold concepts as a theoretical framework for making decisions about when to employ authentic assessments. In addition, a method will be presented for breaking down more abstract information literacy concepts in ways that yield measurable tasks for students to complete along with criteria for assessment. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Databáze: Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts