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Assessment

• iSkills http://www.ets.org/iskills/
  iSkills (formerly the ICT Literacy Assessment), a newly developed and innovative scenario- and web-based test to assess students’ skills in information and communication technology (ICT) literacy is now available in its final form for use by CSU campuses. The assessment, developed by ETS in partnership with the CSU and other universities, contains interactive and realistic simulations of information resources and applications such as the Web, article databases, and spreadsheeting and word processing to track and evaluate how students actually go about solving problems with information technology. It will provide group- and individual-level diagnostic information for the key ICT proficiencies needed for success in higher education and beyond in the work environment. It encompasses both the technical skills and cognitive information competence abilities needed to effectively access, evaluate and use information from a wide range of resources.
  
  

  A "whitepaper" http://www.calstate.edu/ls/ICTwhitepaperfinal.pdf describing the ICT assessment initiative can be downloaded and further information is available at the project's website http://www.ets.org/iskills/

  CSU grants using iSkills
  A major focus on the 2006-2008 Information Competence Mini-Grant program was assessment using the iSkills instrument.  Here are reports from campuses which used it:
  
  CSU Los Angeles – “Enhancing Business Student Information Competence.”
  
  CA. Maritime Academy – “Using ICT Literacy Assessment to Evaluate and Enhance Information and Communication Technology Initiatives at the California Maritime Academy.” 
  
  CSU Sacramento – “Project "Baseline": Information Literacy Study and Assessment of California State University Sacramento Freshman Programs.”
  
  San Diego State University – “E-Competency:  Integrating Information, Communication, and Technology (ICT) within the Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation Curriculum.” 
  
  CSU San Marcos – “Assessing a First Year Experience Information Literacy Instruction Program within the General Education Program.” 
  
  Sonoma State University – “Information Competence in a Global World:An Integrated Approach to the Freshman Year Experience.” 
   
  
  
  
• Sails
  https://www.projectsails.org/
  
  
• James Madison
  http://www.jmu.edu/icba/prodserv/instruments_ilt.htm
  
  
• iLit Information Literacy in Technology
  http://ilitassessment.com/benefits.html

Assessment and Evaluation Instruments

CSU Information Competence Assessment Project, 2001-2002

Information Competence Data Analysis and Appendices

Online Quizzes:

Monterey Bay:

• http://library.csumb.edu/instruction/icmodules/use/Q4-1-1.html
• http://library.csumb.edu/instruction/icmodules/evaluate/evalassess.html
• http://library.csumb.edu/instruction/icmodules/understand/ethicassess.html
• http://library.csumb.edu/instruction/icmodules/treat/media9.html
• http://library.csumb.edu/instruction/icmodules/define/defineassess.html
• http://library.csumb.edu/instruction/icmodules/determine/determineassess.html
• http://library.csumb.edu/instruction/icmodules/locate/iaquiz1.html
• http://library.csumb.edu/instruction/icmodules/evaluate/evalassess.html

Rubrics:

http://www.calstate.edu/ls/1_rubric.doc

Website Evaluation:

• http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/evaluate/evaluate.shtml
• http://www.lib.calpoly.edu/research/guides/evaluating.html
• http://libweb.sonoma.edu/web/eval.html
• http://www.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/evalsites.html

Program Assessment (Coming Soon)

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