Exemplary

Proficient

Emerging

Information and Technology

Literacy
rubric
3
2
1
Draft 5/30/14

1.

Novice
0

Planning

Describe accepted
sources, research
methods and types of
literature within a
discipline

2. Scope
Articulate the scope and
details of a question,
problem, or task

3. Access information

4. Evaluate information
(From AACU: Evaluate
Information and its
Sources Critically)

Skillfully identifies
Competently identifies
Unable to identify
Adequately identifies
appropriate methods to
appropriate methods to
appropriate methods to
appropriate methods to
find credible and
find credible and
find credible authoritative
find credible/authoritative
authoritative sources with authoritative sources with
source material within a
source with in a discipline
in a discipline
in a discipline
discipline.

Competently defines the

Adequately defines the
Skillfully and clearly
scope of the research
scope of the research
defines the scope of the question/thesis/task with
question or thesis/task. Unable to define the scope
research question/
some clarity depth and
Incomplete (parts are
of the research question
thesis/task with depth and complexity of thought.
missing, remains too
thesis/task. Has difficulty
complexity of thought. Shows ability to determine
broad or too narrow, etc.)
and/or unable to
Effectively determines key some key concepts yet
and less complex and
determine key concepts.
concepts
needs prompting
detailed. Struggles to
.
determine key concepts.
Skillfully locates and
Adequately accesses and
accesses information
Competently locates and locates information but
using a variety of
uses simple search
Unable to access
accesses information
well-designed search
strategies and
information that is
using a variety of search
strategies and appropriate
limited/similar sources. relevant to research. Does
strategies and relevant
sources. Demonstrates
Demonstrates limited
not refine/revise search
sources. Demonstrates
strong ability to
ability to refine and revise
some ability to
refine/revise search
a search
refine/revise search
1.Competently analyzes
1.Thoroughly
1.Questions some
own and others'
(systematically and
1.Shows an emerging
assumptions. Identifies
assumptions and
methodically) analyzes
awareness
of presenting
several
relevant
contexts
evaluates the relevance of
own and others'
assumptions.
Begins to
when
presenting
a
assumptions and carefully contexts when presenting
identify some contexts
position.
May
be
more
a
position.
evaluates the relevance of
when presenting a
aware of others'
contexts when presenting
2. Examines and
position.
assumptions
than
one's
a position.
compares information
own (or vice versa)
2.May not compare
2.Consistently compares from various sources to
information and/or
2.Does
not
examine
or
determine relevance
information from various
evaluate relevance of
compare
information
from
sources to determine
sources
various sources
relevance

Not
Applicable

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