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Evaluating Library Instruction, Sample Questions, Forms, and Strategies for Practical Use, Research Committee, Library Instruction Round Table, American Library Association ; edited by Diana D. Shonrock

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-171) and index

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Evaluating Library Instruction

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32821980

Research Committee, Library Instruction Round Table, American Library Association ; edited by Diana D. Shonrock

Sample Questions, Forms, and Strategies for Practical Use

This easy-to-use guide offers a wealth of materials to assist you in planning and creating evaluation instruments for your library instruction program. It was prepared by a unit of the American Library Association, the Library Instruction Round Table Research Committee, whose members analyzed hundreds of evaluation forms gathered from all types of libraries, selecting the most consistently useful items. User-instruction programs are costly, and their effectiveness must be documented with hard data. But with busy staff, evaluation has often been more preached than practiced. One problem has been finding the expertise to create a valid measuring instrument that will provide effective results in a reasonable amount of timeUnder the editorship of its chair, Diana Shonrock, the Research Committee has addressed these problems with a "recipe" book that simplifies the planning and creation of evaluation instruments. Here, in one expertly assembled guide, you will find step-by-step advice on survey planning and well over 500 sample questions for evaluation of class work, instructors, and instructional materials and equipment. No other guide offers this level of "plug-and-play" assistance to get your evaluation program under way or is more up-to-date in its coverage of the electronic aspects of modern library instruction

Model Questions for Evaluation Instruments: Sample introductory statements ; Demographics/patron information ; Patrons' library background ; Physical facilities ; Materials ; Supporting material ; Evaluation of specific resources ; Assignments and other course activities ; Special instruction methods ; Interaction with the teacher ; Presentation and content ; Evaluating the instructor ; Summative evaluation ; Suggestions, comments, and closing statements -- Appendix A: Sample cover letter -- Appendix B: Attitude and measurement scales -- Appendix C: Pre- and post-instruction checklists -- Appendix D: Sample questionnaires