Appendix 2: Information Literacy Assessment Trial Study of Students in the 11th Grade in Mississippi

Janet Boswell,     University of Southern Mississippi, August 16, 2007

This trial study assessed information literacy skills of Mississippi High School Students in the 11th grade and sought to compare the information gathered in schools having low accreditation ratings with those with high accreditation ratings to reveal possible discrepancies. A free, multiple-choice, web-based evaluation instrument based on literacy standards developed by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), was administered to a selection of college-bound students from participating high schools in the ...

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