Learning outcomes, portfolios, and rubrics, oh my! Authentic assessment of an information literacy program

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Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-89

  Diller, Karen R ^a   Phelps, Sue F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 39649089595     PISSN: 15312542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pla.2008.0000     Document Type: Article

References (32)

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18. For more information on portfolios and e-Portfolios see: George Lorenzo and John Ittelson, "An Overview of E-Portfolios," Educause Learning Initiative, ELI paper 1 (2005), http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI3001. pdf (accessed October 4, 2007); Lorenzo and Ittelson, "Demonstrating and Assessing Student Learning with E-Portfolios," Educause Learning Initiative, ELI paper 3 (2005), http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI3003. pdf (accessed October 4, 2007).
19. Kathleen Montgomery, "Authentic Tasks and Rubrics: Going Beyond Traditional Assessments in College Teaching," College Teaching 50, 1 (Winter 2002): 34-39.
20. Andretta, 155.
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25. Student two, "Student E-portfolio," Washington State University, (2006).
26. For more information on rubrics see: Barbara M. Moskal, "Scoring Rubrics: What, When, and How?" Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation (2000), http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=7&n=3 (accessed October 4, 2007); Craig A. Mertler, "Designing Scoring Rubrics for your Classroom," Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation (2001), http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=7&n=25 (accessed October 4, 2007); and Barbara M. Moskal and Jon A. Leydens, "Scoring Rubric Development: Validity and Reliability," Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation (2000), http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=7&n=10 (accessed October 4, 2007).
27. Kathleen Montgomery, "Authentic Tasks and Rubrics: Going Beyond Traditional Assessments in College Teaching," College Teaching 50, 1 (Winter 2002): 34-39.
28. Ibid.
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30. Helen C. Barrett and Judy Wilkerson, "Conflicting Paradigms in Electronic Portfolio Approaches: Choosing an Electronic Portfolio Strategy That Matches Your Conceptual Framework," (2005), http://electronicportfolios. com/systems/paradigms.html (accessed October 4, 2007).
31. Ibid.
32. Association of College & Research Libraries, "Characteristics of Programs."