Making Information Literacy Assessment Sustainable Through Collaboration: Retention and Student Success

We plan to analyze retention data, but cannot obtain the research data on retention until Fall 2014 since that data is compared  fall to fall. Retention for Fall 2014 sections with library instruction will be compared against control (no instruction) in Fall 2013. Our results in ISEM101 assessment show growth in essay writing and bibliographies. Studies found in the literature imply a positive indication for the effect of library instruction on retention. While we still need to analyze retention data, our collaboration with General Education on assessment and the integration of library instruction into general education, put the library in a strong position to continue pursuing this research question.

One of the most significant accomplishments to date of the AiA project is that it folded library instruction into the UI General Education learning outcomes assessment. We will now continue to collaborate and to improve this assessment together, which strengthens the Library's role in General Education.