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Megan Oakleaf
Researcher at Syracuse University
Publications - 53
Citations - 1743
Megan Oakleaf is an academic researcher from Syracuse University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Information literacy & Higher education. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 53 publications receiving 1673 citations.
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The value of academic Libraries: A comprehensive research review and report
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that assessment offers librarians the opportunity to gain the "internal and external credibility that stem[s] from a fundamental organizational transparency that links mission to practice; it sends the powerful message, 'This is who we are; these are the skills and competencies that we strive to instill in students; these programs and efforts are how we do that; and these data illustrate the sum of our efforts'".
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Dangers and Opportunities: A Conceptual Map of Information Literacy Assessment Approaches
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify three major assessment approaches: (1) fixed-choice tests, (2) performance assessments, and (3) rubrics) and map the theoretical and educational assumptions on which these options are grounded and chart the dangers and opportunities of each assessment approach.
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The information literacy instruction assessment cycle: A guide for increasing student learning and improving librarian instructional skills
TL;DR: The ILIAC encourages librarians to articulate learning outcomes clearly, analyze them meaningfully, celebrate learning achievements, and diagnose problem areas, and results in improved student lear...
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Using rubrics to assess information literacy: An examination of methodology and interrater reliability
TL;DR: In this article, the benefits of using information literacy rubrics to assess information literacy skills are described and the interrater reliability of these rubrics is evaluated in the hands of librarians, faculty, and students.
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Are They Learning? Are We? Learning Outcomes and the Academic Library
TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider six questions relevant to the assessment challenges librarians face in coming years: (1) How committed are librarian to student learning? (2) What do librarian want students to learn? (3) How librarian document student learning.