Explain the importance of developing information literacy skills.

Explain the importance of developing information literacy skills.

How have your information literacy skills changed as a result of the resources in this module?
From the module resources, identify the sources of information that were the most impactful to you.
How might having strong information literacy skills impact your academic or professional career?

Guidelines for Submission

Your submission should be a Word document, one to two pages in length, with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Any sources should be cited according to APA style. Consult the APA Style Guide available through the Shapiro Library for more information on citations.

Module One Short Answer Assignment Guidelines and Rubric

Criteria Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Importance of Information Literacy Skills Explains the importance of developing information literacy skills Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include more detail in explaining the importance of developing information literacy skills Does not attempt criterion 22.5

Information Literacy and Module Resources Evaluates how information literacy skills changed as a result of module resources Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include more detail in evaluation of how information literacy skills changed as a result of evaluating the module resources Does not attempt criterion 22.5

Identify Sources of Information Identifies the sources of information that were most impactful Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include more detail about the sources that were most impactful Does not attempt criterion 22.5
Impact on Academic or Professional Career Explains how having strong information literacy skills impacts academic or professional career Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include more detail in explaining how having strong information literacy skills impacts own academic or professional career Does not attempt criterion 22.5
Articulation of Response Clearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, demonstrating an understanding of audience and purpose Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, negatively impacting readability Submission has critical errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, preventing understanding of ideas 10
Total: 100%