Cuyamaca College Library

Introduction | Library's SLO | SLO information competency | SLO assessment plan matrix | Tests & surveys | Findings

Information Competency Assessment Examples
     Because we impact student learning both directly and indirectly, we gather information about our programs’ success

     At the program level, we have

• 50 minute research workshops led by librarians utilizing active learning techniques
• LIR 100: Introduction to Information Research – a hybrid online / classroom course taught by librarians
• Online subject specific research guides 
• Pathfinder handouts written by librarians
• Online tutorials
• Individual instruction at the Reference Desk

     For example, student's information competency progression (from basic to mastery) can include:

• Progressing from using general sources to specialized sources specific to their majors.

• Progressing from using textbooks to using scholarly publications

• Progressing from general Yahoo searching to using more specialized databases

• see basic-mastery skills plan matrix

Information competency is taught directly and indirectly to instructional faculty the the following ways:

• creating teaching materials and developing assignments. 

• conducting staff development training activities

• creating subject-specific guides

These faculty collaborative projects described above provided the CC Librarians with a great deal of information about what students can and cannot do, and what they need to do to succeed.  Even when CC librarians do not meet students face-to-face, our work supports the student learning outcomes across the curriculum.