Facilitating critical thinking and self-reflection: Instructional strategies for strengthening students’ online research skills

Abstract

The article presents initiatives which aim to assess the information literacy competencies of students in the U.S. The Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) provides a roadmap for people who are engaged in teaching and assessing information literacy in colleges and universities. The Research Readiness Self-Assessment (RRSA), developed at Central Michigan University, needed students to finish several problems and answer to a series of questions where their research weakness and strengths would be distinguished.