Toward a Critical-Inclusive Assessment Practice for Library Instruction

by Lyda McCartin, Rachel Dineen (Contributor)

Using a Critical Theory framework, Toward a Critical-Inclusive Assessment Practice for Library Instruction offers academic librarians practical, and actionable, strategies for critical assessment of teaching and student learning. The authors share their experiences integrating critical assessment techniques into their information literacy curriculum. Each assessment technique discussed is a method that the authors have personally tried in their classrooms. The strategies described in the chapters translate to both credit-bearing and one-shot scenarios. Through tested classroom applications and critical reflections, this book works to bridge the gap between critical information literacy and assessment.

Genres: Education

162 pages, Paperback

Published September 17, 2018

Reviews

[Holiday · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. I wish the authors talked more about one-shot instruction. The majority of the book focused on how to incorporate critical assessment into a credit-bearing course. The types of assessment they discuss are not appropriate for a on-shot instruction session. They can be adapted, sure. But I was hoping for far more types of assessment that would be appropriate for implementation into a 45 to 1 hour long session.

[Janet]

Finally a book about library instruction and assessment that gives concrete examples. It’s short, but it covers exactly what it says jt will.

[Sarah]

Reviewed for Public Services Quarterly.