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writingDeconstructing the Test: Assessing Information Fluency in an Age of Information

 

The Problem

    How can we assess the information fluency of students in such a way that:

    • the assessment is appropriate for middle school and high school students
    • the assessment is an accurate representation of real world digital search and evaluation abilities
    • the assessment is combined with instructional support to help students' abilities improve
    • the assessment is conducted online and automatically scored