ETIL CERTIFIED INFORMATION LITERACY TEST
General Assessment Information
If a staff member does not demonstrate the needed skills for "Proficient" in any competency, they would be marked
"Basic" for that competency and would need to taqke remediation in that area. Additionally, if a teacher is assessed on only
one or two competencies at a time, record the information and date to be used at a future date.
Information Literacy 1: Inquiry/Problem based learning and higher level questioning.
Write a question for each of the following categories that you would use in your classroom:
Proctor Observation - ask proctor to join you
Information Literacy Section 2 - Searching the Internet
Using either Google or Yahoo, do an Internet search for a topic in your content area using Boolean search strategies taking your
search from very broad to relatively few hits.
Information Literacy Section 3 - Searching Databases and Online Libraries
Go to the Alexandria website (10.10.14.24) and conduct a search for a resource in your content area.
find at least one article in your content area
Go to the EBSCO website (search.ebscohost.com)
enter user ID s9374049 - password is "Password" - find at least 1 article in your content area
Information Literacy Section 4 - Structure Student Web Searches
Information Literacy Section 5 - Evaluating Web resources - Proctor Observation
Go to www.BrainPop.com and using the 3 Step Approach, evaluate the website
Information Literacy Section 6 - Ethical Use