You just delivered an amazing lesson - but how do you know if it's actually more engaging and effective for students? When we found ourselves asking exactly that about a new English Composition library curriculum, we designed a mixed-methods assessment to find out. Our new curriculum incorporated case-based problem-based learning (CBPBL) to frame three lessons on source evaluation, topic development, and synthesis. To assess the impact of our new approach, we combined several methods: a pre-/post-test student survey, classroom observations, instructor reflections, and analysis of student reflection papers. Join us for a discussion about designing library instruction assessment and our findings.
Participants will:
Learn about a case-based problem-based learning information literacy curriculum piloted for English Composition, including major findings from the assessment of the pilot.
Learn about a mixed-methods approach to information literacy instruction assessment, including its successes and challenges with this research design.
Reflect on assessment strategies they might adapt to their own teaching and institutional contexts.
