Analysis of Information Literacy
The Assessment Support Committee read/evaluated 96 student papers and received data for an additional 131 papers from departments who utilized their own readers for a combined total of 227 papers (n = 227). This represents twenty-five academic programs.
Results for Information Literacy 2024-2025 Table
| Document Conventions | Appropriateness of Sources | Evaluating Sources | Integrating Sources | |
| Valid | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 |
| Mean | 2.815 | 3.180 | 2.960 | 2.931 |
| Median | 3 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 |
| Mode | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Std Deviation | 0.914 | 0.7932 | 0.789 | 0.905 |
| Minimum | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Maximum | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| % of students performing below minimum competency (score of less than 3) |
47% |
23% |
31% |
36% |
| % of students “needing improvement” (score of less than 2) |
9% |
5% |
6% |
11% |
| AVG for Committee Readers |
2.395 |
2.819 |
2.569 |
2.500 |
| AVG for Internal Assessment |
3.075 |
3.403 |
3.200 |
3.196 |
As in previous years, documentation conventions remains the lowest performed skill by students, suggesting many at graduation still struggle with proper citations. Given the advent of AI, students, with proper guidance by teachers, can benefit from learning how to use websites that can generate bibliographic entries in standard format (i.e. MyBib, Scribber) or run plagiarism checks before submission (i.e. Turnitin, Grammarly).
Comparisons of Results Table
| AY | Document Conventions | Appropriateness of Sources | Evaluating Sources | Integrating Sources |
| AY 2015-2016
n = 159 |
2.408 |
3.00 |
2.572 |
2.563 |
| AY 2020-2021
n = 172 |
2.737 |
3.240 |
2.846 |
2.907 |
| AY 2024-2025
n = 227 |
2.815 |
3.180 |
2.960 |
2.931 |
Program Specific Results
Anthropology
Art
Astronomy
Biology
Aeronautical Science
Agriculture
Chemistry
CoBE
Computer Science
English
Environmental Science
Geology
Natural Science
History
Japanese (Languages)
Hawaiian Studies
Linguistics
Marine Science
Mathematics
Nursing
Performing Arts
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology