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Performance Indicators |
Select Outcomes |
The information literate student: |
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evaluates information and its sources critically |
Summarizes the main ideas from information gathered |
Reads and selects main ideas |
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Restates concepts in his/her own words |
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Identifies verbatim material that can be apporpriately quoted or paraphrased |
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Articulates and applies initial criteria for evaluating information and its sources |
Examines and compares information from various sources to evaluate reliability, validity, accuracy, authority, timeliness, and point of view or bias |
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Analyzes the logic of arguments in the information collected |
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Recognizes prejudice, deception, manipulation or bias |
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Recognizes the cultural, physical, or other context within which the information was created and the impact of context on interpreting information |
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Demonstrates an ability to find information about an author's and/or publisher's qualifications and reputation |
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Demonstrates an ability to interpret bibiliographic references in sources as a means to assess vailidy and accuracy of information |
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Demonstrates an awareness of the need to verify or corroborate the accuracy and completeness of data or facts |
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Compares new knowledge with prior knoweldge |
Determines whether information satisfies the research or other information need |
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Evaluates if information sources are contradictory |
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Integrates new information with previous information or knowledge |
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Selects information that provides evidence for the topic/question or other information need. |