“This page is to share references to good articles on Assessment of One-Shot Instruction Sessions. There is also a link to my [Kathy Stroud’s] presentation at the June 19, 2014 Subject Specialists meeting. The bulk of the references are to summative assessment – assessment that occurs after the instruction session and can be used to improve the outcomes of future sessions. However, I have included one resource that is entirely about formative assessment – assessment that occurs at aany point in the instruction and provides feedback to the instructor and learner.
Summative Assessments:
Sobel, Karen and Kenneth Wolf. “Updating Your Tool Belt: Redesigning Assessments of Learning in the Library.” Reference & User Services Quarterly 50.3 (2011): 245-258. Library Literature & Information Science Full Text. Web. 19 June 2014.
Summary of Learning Assessment Tools applicable for one-shot instruction. It has example pre- and post-tests, and activities with scoring rubrics.
Whitlock, Brandy and Julie Nanavati. “A Systematic Approach to Performative and Authentic Assessment.” Reference Services Review 41.1 (2011): 32-48. Emerald Publishing Group. Web 19 June 19, 2014.
Good overview of assessment with a table comparing assessment tools. It also has example activities and scoring rubrics.
Grassian, Esther S and Joan R. Kaplowitz. Information Literacy Instruction: Theory and Practice. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2009. Print
Chapter 11 is “Assessment: Improving Learning; Improving Teaching. Good overview of assessment, discussion of levels of assessment, and choosing assessment tools. Knight Library’s copy is at ZA3075.G73 2009.
Choinski, Elizabeth and Michelle Emanuel. “The One-Minute Paper and the One-Hour Class: Outcomes Assessment for One-Shot Library Instruction.” Reference Services Review 34.1 (2006): 148-155. Emerald Publishing Group. Web 19 June 19, 2014.
Example questions, but scoring rubric not provided
Carter, Toni M. “Use What you Have: Authentic Assessment of In-Class Activities.” Reference Services Review. 41.1 (2013): 49-61. Emerald Publishing Group. Web 19 June 19, 2014.
Example of topic development activity and discussion of developing scoring rubrics
Buchanan, Heidi E. and Beth McDonough. The One-Shot Library Instruction Survival Guide. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2014. Print
The Library does not own a copy of this. Chapter 6 “How Will I Know What Worked?” is a reassuring guide to helping you assess your performance as a one-shot session instructor.
Veldof, Jerilyn R. Creating the One-shot Library Workshop: A Step-by-step Guide. Chicago: American Library Association, 2006. Print.
Also not owned by the UO Libraries. Step 9 “Build Evaluation Tools” and Step 19 “Evaluate Workshop” Discuss types of evaluations, evaluation design, and provide examples.
Formative Assessments:
Broussard, Mary Snyder, Rachel Hickoff-Cresko, and Jessica Urick Oberlin. Snapshots of Reality: A Practical Guide to Formative Assessment in Library Instruction. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2014. Print.
Also not owned by the UO Libraries. Contains many examples of formative assessment techniques and creative ideas for assessing what students know and have learned without cutting into teaching time.”
-Kathy Stroud from https://iris.uoregon.edu/cms/node/6258