2008 Woodie Awards
College commits to test for literacy
Matthew Lewis
Issue date: 2/25/08 Section: News
Lorain County Community College is administering the project S.A.I.L.S. to test for information literacy for the second time according to Library/ Learning Re-sources Associate Professor Chris Sheetz.
According to Sheetz, the test has not been used on campus before this school year.
"We just started using it last fall," said Sheetz. The test was administered to evaluate the information literacy skills of students at LCCC.
In the fall the test was only offered to the College 101 course and 120 students took the test. This spring it has been offered in five courses including sociology, psychology, and biology 162. The number of students taking the test increased to 160 to date.
According to the project S.A.I.L.S. Website, the program began in 2001 in Kent State University, but according to Project Administrator Carolyn Radcliff, the project has only been in full operation since August 2005.
"We spent three years developing the test," Radcliff explained, "Since then it's been in constant revision."
According to Radcliff, the project is run by four people and was a group effort from the start. The number of students taking the test overall has increased from 3,208 to 7,742.
More information about project S.A.I.L.S. can be found at http:/www.projectsails.org.
According to Sheetz, the test has not been used on campus before this school year.
"We just started using it last fall," said Sheetz. The test was administered to evaluate the information literacy skills of students at LCCC.
In the fall the test was only offered to the College 101 course and 120 students took the test. This spring it has been offered in five courses including sociology, psychology, and biology 162. The number of students taking the test increased to 160 to date.
According to the project S.A.I.L.S. Website, the program began in 2001 in Kent State University, but according to Project Administrator Carolyn Radcliff, the project has only been in full operation since August 2005.
"We spent three years developing the test," Radcliff explained, "Since then it's been in constant revision."
According to Radcliff, the project is run by four people and was a group effort from the start. The number of students taking the test overall has increased from 3,208 to 7,742.
More information about project S.A.I.L.S. can be found at http:/www.projectsails.org.
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