Course Specific Research Support for ED 298A: Home

The purpose of this page is to link curriculum requirements, for developmentally-appropriate and discipline-specific research skills, to matching library instruction and information literacy support outcomes

Independent Projects in Education course outcomes related to research skills:

Other indicators of required research or information seeking:

From the Outcome and Assessment Strategies:

  • Term or research papers, using a variety of strategies.
  • Oral presentations resulting from research, analysis and critical evaluation.

 

Bridging competencies to support research and information seeking at this level:

  • Understand what the “peer-reviewed” process is for the field of education
  • Create a topic statement, and define broader and narrower search terms
  • Link to library to retrieve full text as appropriate

Corresponding research and information seeking outcomes for ED 298A

  1. Locate and review industry specific journals and professional information sources to track discoveries and changes in the field
  2. Use government provided sources at various levels (federal, state,  and local) for current information on requirements for training and licensure

 

Librarian Instructional Objectives:

  1. Use library databases and advanced web searching strategies to identify relevant journals 
  2. Locate useful and current government sources
  3. Identify and use professional organizations or persons for current career information and professional development
 

Placement of courses on an Information Literacy Continuum

Courses Instructional Stages Student's Developmental Stage

 

 
Connecting to 
College

1. I know where the library is located and about some of the services provided.

 

 

 
Information Seeking

2. I can identify a topic, and identify useful information sources to read about it.

 

 
Information
Literacy Skills

3. I can develop a topic statement, locate and use library sources, and begin  informational research.

 

 

 

 
Academic or Career/
Technical Related

4. I evaluate the sources I have found for relevancy to my field, and I know who some of the experts are.
  
Inquiry and Exploration for
Research

5. I can identify pro- and con-positions on a topic. I can identify the perspectives of various experts in a field.

ED298A
ED298B
ED298C
ED298D
ED298E

 

 
Discipline- or Area
of Study Specific

6. I can support my position on an issue with evidence. I can accurately summarize the scholarly or professional conversation.

 
 

Librarian Liaison to the Education SAC (Subject Area Committee)

Contact: Torie Scott,  Librarian at the Cascade campus

Education courses with outcomes related to research and information literacy

For information about this page:

To update Course outcomes, contact: Pam Kessinger