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Thursday, May 13 • 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Exploring the Value of Scaffolded Research Assignments for a Required First Year Course

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Roots of Contemporary Issues (HISTORY 105/305) is the foundational, required course for Washington State University undergraduates. All sections feature a term-length research project with scaffolded Library Research Assignments (LRAs) and a final research paper. Presenters analyzed when and how topic formation/thesis development, source selection, and citation skills developed across the LRAs in 445 randomly selected student cases spread across five years. Attendees will gain insight into how often sources in preliminary stages of research appear in final papers, how students use annotated bibliographies and outlines, and how instructor and librarian beliefs about student research often differ from student practices.

Participants will:
  • Predict the impact of LRAs on student information literacy skills in order to discuss the differences between librarian/instructor/attendee perceptions of student skills and actual student skill levels.
  • Participants will recognize the value of scaffolded research assignments in order to assess how similar collaborative projects could be implemented at their institutions.


Presenters
avatar for Corey M. Johnson (he/him)

Corey M. Johnson (he/him)

Instruction and Assessment Librarian, Washington State University Libraries
Corey works in the Research Services Unit of the WSU Libraries with the title Instruction and Assessment Librarian. His current set of responsibilities include: teaching classes and facilitating other instructional liaison and assessment activities with the Roots of Contemporary Issues... Read More →
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Jen Saulnier Lange

Online Learning Librarian, Washington State University
Jen Saulnier Lange is the Online Learning Librarian at Washington State University (WSU), working remotely from Davenport, IA. She primarily works with WSU's Global Campus, serving distance students and creating online learning objects for reference and instruction
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Kathleen Whalen

Assistant Director and Instructor, Roots of Contemporary Issues Program, Washington State University, History Department

Thursday May 13, 2021 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
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