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Literacy
 Trocaire College:
Middle
States Executive Summary: "Developing Research & Communication Skills: Guidelines for Information"
Tests/Tools
iSkills™Information
and Communication Technology Literacy Test ©
2008 ETS (Educational Testing Services)
- measures your students’ ability to navigate,
critically evaluate and make sense of the wealth of
information available through digital technology — so you can
make the necessary changes to narrow skill gaps
- is the only ICT literacy test that assesses
critical thinking in the digital environment
- tests the range of ICT literacy skills aligned
with nationally recognized Association of
College and Research Libraries (ACRL) standards
- helps you identify where further curriculum
development is needed so students have the ICT literacy skills
they need to succeed.
ETS (Educational Testing
Services): "ETS develops
and administers the SAT® and the Advanced Placement ProgramTM.
. . . ETS is a private, nonprofit organization devoted to
educational measurement and research, primarily through testing. We develop
and administer millions of achievement and admissions tests each year in the
U.S. and 180 other countries. Our headquarters are located in Lawrenceville,
New Jersey (with a Princeton, New Jersey, mailing address). We also have
offices in California, Florida, Puerto Rico, Texas, and Washington."
Project
Sails - SAILS is the Standardized
Assessment of Information Literacy Skills. It is a knowledge test with
multiple-choice questions targeting a variety of information literacy
skills. The test items are based on the ACRL
Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. Project
SAILS is located at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. The cost of
participation for 2007-2008 is $3.00 per
student up to a cap of $2,000 per administration.*
Fees are calculated once a school
finishes testing and are based on actual numbers
of students completing the test.
Tools 4Teachers.org © 2000-2007
ALTEC
( Advanced Learning Technologies in Education Consortia)
4Teachers.org works to help you integrate
technology into your classroom by offering FREE online tools and resources.
This site helps teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes,
rubrics and classroom calendars. There are also tools for student use.
Discover valuable professional development resources addressing issues such as
equity, ELL, technology planning, and at-risk or special-needs students.
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Additional resources
ALA© American Library Association:
Other
Institutions
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Bryant & Stratton,
Albany NY - "Information Literacy 100":
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California
State University, Office of the Chancellor:
Integrating
Information Competence into the Disciplines
- a pathfinder, was assembled by the late Dr. Ilene F. Rockman, (d. 2005).
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California State
University: A Checklist of
Information competencies for College Students
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Cal
Poly State University: Information Competence,
Nine online tutorials by Judy
Swanson, San Luis Obispo, CA.
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Dalhousie University Libraries, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
*interactive* Information
Literacy Tutorials
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Nova Southeastern University: Innovate
© 2008
"
a peer-reviewed bimonthly e-journal featuring cutting-edge research and practice
in using information technology to enhance education."
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Pennsylvania State University; Information
Literacy & You Tutorial © 2002-2005 University
Libraries
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UCLA's Report
of a Survey Project on Information Competency
Assessment
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Updated May 06, 2008
5/6/08
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