What Do Transfer Students Already Know:Assessing the Information Literacy Competency of the Transfer Student Population

Evaluate Overall Results

A B C D F Freshman

SophmoreJunior

Senior

Grades by Academic Year

Find & Use You are searching for information on mobile technology and learning for a

research paper. Which of the sources below is a peer-reviewed,

scholarly source?

50.30%

18.44%

18.08%

7.90%

5.27%

Image of peer-re-viewed article in journalImage of book review in journalImage of editorial in journalI don't knowImage of magazine article

You are writing a paper on the use of different forms of writing in response

to Hurricane Katrina. Review the sources below and determine which

would be a secondary source for your paper.

65.75%

18.92%

2.63%

8.74%

3.95%A newspaper article in-terpreting the effects of the events on New Or-leansA book written by a storm victim about the storm's ef-fects on her neighbors

I don't know

A poem expressing one person's experience of the storm

A postcard from a person displaced by the storm

In which situation is it best to consult an encyclopedia article rather than a journal article?

59.40%16.17%

16.05%

6.47% 1.92%

Overview

You need reliable information

Detailed analyis

I don't know

You need the most current information

86.35%

4.67%3.23% 3.11% 2.63% Methods

Abstract

Results

I don't know

Discussion

Which of the sources is most likely following to contain

outdated information?

0.7952095808383

23,

0.172455089820359,

0.0179640718562874

,

0.0083832335329341

3,

0.0059880239520958

1,Computer-based In-struction, published in 1983Field Guide to North American Trees, pub-lished in 1980The Life of George Washington, pub-lished in 1981I don't knowThe Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1982

69.22%

14.49%

6.47%

5.03% 4.79%

Conservative fearmongers have long warned that same-sex marriage will send the na-tion down a slippery slope to polygamy.

Polygyny is associated with higher rates of domestic vio-lence, psychological distress, co-wife conflict, and greater control of women.

Polygamy raises a number of public-policy concerns that same-sex marriage does not.

I don't know

More Americans have come to believe that discriminating against same-sex couples seeking marriage licenses vio-lates the Constitution.

5 4 3 2 1 0

34.01%

6.11%

32.34%

15.69%

7.78%4.07%

You are writing a research paper on the role of technology in the Arab

Spring. Match the type of information to where it falls along

the information timeline.

Which of the following is an example of emotional or charged language

that indicates bias? You are writing a research paper on the role of technology in the Arab Spring.

Match the type of information to where it falls along the information timeline.

42.87%

24.79%

16.77%

9.10%

6.47% Gov't programs Universities

prepare teachers

Public Schools helping students

Low income ef-fect

I don't know

In a research study, which section tells you what you need to know to replicate the experiment or study.

4 3 2 1 0

62.51%

15.69% 12.57%7.19%

2.04%

You read an article on your topic for a research paper. In which of the

following instances are you required to cite the material in your paper?

Check all that apply.

5 4 3 2 1 00 0 0 0 0 0

14.73%

4.79%

34.97%

24.55%

12.46%8.50%

Match the citation to the correct source type.

Number Correct Number Correct

Most Concerning Content Gaps

75% could not match an abstract with the research question it answered. 73% could not identify a journal article from a citation50% could not identify a peer-reviewed article. 39% missed situations requiring citations

Most Competent

97% could identify organization by category79.52% could determine outdated information86.4% could identify the section needed to replicate an experiment81.4% could identify a news article from a citation

A B C D FMultiple Schools

Four Year School

Community College

Results (by Student Status)

Number Correct

Which option is the most effective for locating articles that focus on a specific

discipline area like Psychology or Engineering?

80.72%

11.14%

3.35%

3.23% 1.56%

Subject DatabaseLibrary CatalogGeneral DatabaseI don't knowGoogle

You are searching for information on gaming in education. In order to find articles that include both topics, what

search string should you use?

You are organizing the photographs on your computer and you decide to put them into

folders named Road Trips, Sports, Family, School Projects, and

Parties. You are organizing by:58.08%29.70%

11.02%

1.20%

gaming AND education"gaming in education"gaming in educationgaming OR educationI don't know

97.01%

CategoryAlphabetTimeLocationI don't knowHierarchy

3 2 1 0

52.93%

12.69%7.78%

26.59%

Identify the three key concepts (main ideas) of the research question below:

When would you want to search for “soccer” as a subject term?

When you want to:

Karli Mair, Jade Geary, & Jack Turner

35.57%

22.04%

19.76%

16.29%

6.35%With soccer anywhere in doc.

About soccer even if the au-thor uses other terminology like European football

With soccer in the title

About soccer but not if the author uses different termi-nology like European football

I don't know