informationliteracyrubric


 * **Learning and Innovation Skills** || Exemplary || Satisfactory || Needs Improvement || Unsatisfactory ||
 * **//Information Literacy//** || Research process/presentation ||  ||   ||   ||
 * * //Accessing information efficiently and effectively, evaluating information critically and competently and using information accurately and creatively for the issue or problem at hand// || Includes information from an extensive variety of reliable sources. || Includes information from reliable sources. Information || Includes information, but uses unreliable sources or does not appropriately cite all information. || Element Missing or Not Clearly Evident ||
 * || Information presentation reflects overwhelmingly effective and creative synthesis and application of knowledge to the page/project in a careful, organized and developed manner. || Information presentation reflects effective synthesis and application of knowledge to page/project. Obvious attempts made to organize and develop information. || Information presentation lacks effective synthesis and application of knowledge to page/project. Lack of organization and development of information. || Element Missing or Not Clearly Evident ||
 * || In references section, statements are included after each source that explains how it was found, used, and evaluated for reliability. || In references section, all statements are included, but explanations are lacking necessary information. || Page/project lacks an appropriate references section, not all citations have statements, or statements are inappropriate or underdeveloped. || Element Missing or Not Clearly Evident ||
 * * //Possessing a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information// || Created a references sections on the page/project that includes APA citations and appropriate APA intext citations for sources, information, and multimedia. || Created a references sections on the page/project that includes APA citations and appropriate APA intext citations for sources, information, and multimedia. || Does not include an appropriate references section, intext citations, or an explanation of how information was found and used. Does not meet minimum requirements for sources and intext citations. || Element Missing or Not Clearly Evident ||
 * || Research is thorough and includes a minimum of seven (7) scholarly sources and six (6) intext citations. || Research is adequate and includes a minimum of five (5) sources and four (4) intext citations. || Research is inadequate. Less than seven (7) sources and four (4) intext citations overall. (This means if you have 7 sources and 2 intext citations, you fall into this category. Also, if you have 6 sources and 4 intext citations, you also fall into this category.) || Element Missing or Not Clearly Evident ||
 * || Includes a well-developed multi-paragraph explanation of information was accessed and used ethically. Specifically references sources and relevant information. || Includes a well-developed paragraph explanation of how information was accessed and used ethically. Specifically references sources and relevant information. || Includes a multi paragraph or paragraph explanation relating to information on the page/project, but it does not sufficiently discuss information access and use, does not specifically discuss sources and information. || Element Missing or Not Clearly Evident ||