Instruction & Assessment Plan,
2011-2013
Melissa Bowles-Terry
April 4, 2011
Goals & Objectives
• Engage in inquiry and analysis
• Think critically and creatively
• Synthesize ideas and communicate those
ideas effectively
• Use ethical reasoning and action in the use of
information
Meeting Our Goals & Objectives
• integrate IL across the curriculum in increasing complexity
to meet the needs of undergraduate and graduate
students.
• teach credit-bearing courses, including online and inperson sections.
• design and offer a variety of classes, tutorials, workshops,
and course guides to students.
• offer workshops for faculty (in conjunction with ECTL) on
integrating information literacy into courses, using library
resources effectively, and managing citations for
personal/professional research.
• develop learning outcomes and assess student learning for
classes taught.
Skills Level Table
Assessment Project Results,
2009-present
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Citation Analysis, English 1010
Faculty Needs Assessment, Outreach School
Pre- and Post-Test, Engineering Science 1000
Pre- and Post-Test, Library 3010 and 3020
Citation Analysis: English 1010,
Fall 2009
• Assessment: Gathered 89 student bibliographies and coded
according to source type and provider.
• Results:
– Students with no library instruction used an average of 6
sources each, and 26% of students used only one source or one
search tool (e.g., JSTOR or Opposing Viewpoints).
– Students with library instruction used an average of 7.6 sources
each, and only 10% used just one source or one search tool.
– 86% of student sources were electronic
• Actions taken because of results: New lesson plan focused
on concepts. Discussed importance of using different types
of sources (reference, popular, scholarly).
Faculty Needs Assessment: Outreach
School, Spring 2010
• Assessment: Surveyed instructors on where students learn
library research skills, barriers to library use, services they
would like the library to offer. 195 instructors received the
survey, 69 responded for a 35% response rate. Responses
came from 33 different departments.
• Results:
– Outreach faculty value library services and resources
– Many Outreach instructors are not aware of all of our services
– There are more “categories” of Outreach instructors than we
had considered
• Actions taken because of results: Targeted marketing letter
sent. Meeting with Academic Coordinators in Fall 2010.
Pre- and Post-Test: ES 1000, Fall 2010
• Assessment: Pre- and post-test and worksheet/rubric were the
tools for assessing three learning outcomes: choosing an
appropriate database, developing keywords, and defining a
scholarly article.
• Results:
• Actions taken because of results: We will modify the lesson plan
for Fall 2011.
Pre- and Post-Test: LBRY 3010 and
3020, Ongoing from Fall 2010
• Assessment: Students in the semester-long classes taught by librarians
will complete a pre- and post-test to measure their competency in
different information literacy skills.
• Results:
• Actions taken because of results: We will monitor change over the next
few semesters.
Questions?
Melissa Bowles-Terry
Instruction & Assessment Coordinator
766-5667
mbowlest@uwyo.edu