Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)
Target Audience
Higher Education
Location
Room 211
Proposal
Assessment and program evaluation is a key aspect of the 21st-century academy and library, however, this critical service is often an afterthought or the responsibility of a librarian with little to no knowledge of data analysis or program evaluation. This brief lecture will cover the best practices in program evaluation through the framework of policy analysis. Diffusing best practices from outside disciplines will help build a more robust assessment program in information literacy instruction.
Short Description
The presentation will cover the best practices in program evaluation and how this can impact the assessment program within an information literacy instruction. Academic libraries often use assessment as a way to count what is done, not what can be done. Program evaluation is a systematic method for collecting, analyzing, and using this information to make programs and policies more effective and efficient. All of this can help make a marked impact on an instruction program.
Keywords
Assessment, Policy, Program Evaluation, information literacy
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Porter, Seth, "Program Evaluation: Diffusion from policy literature to improve assessment in information literacy instruction." (2018). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 32.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2018/2018/32
Program Evaluation: Diffusion from policy literature to improve assessment in information literacy instruction.
Room 211
Assessment and program evaluation is a key aspect of the 21st-century academy and library, however, this critical service is often an afterthought or the responsibility of a librarian with little to no knowledge of data analysis or program evaluation. This brief lecture will cover the best practices in program evaluation through the framework of policy analysis. Diffusing best practices from outside disciplines will help build a more robust assessment program in information literacy instruction.
