Information Literacy Standards: Benchmarks for Collaborative Teaching
Grade 3 Performance Rubric (Maunaloa Elementary)

Information Literacy Skill

Basic
Proficient
Exemplary

Standard 1: The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively.

Identifies information needs

Identifies and locates different information sources.

Identifies and locates 2 different information sources.

Identifies and locates more than 2 different information sources.

OPAC usage

Uses author and title searches in OPAC and finds some material in library.

Uses subject, author or title searches in OPAC and finds most material in library.

Uses subject, author and title searches in OPAC and finds all material in library.

Locates relevant information sources

Locates relevant information sources & databases (electronic/print) with help.

Locates relevant information sources & databases (electronic/print) with little help.

Locates relevant information sources & databases (electronic/print) independently

Uses electronic resources

Uses bookmarked sites to find information with help.

Uses bookmarked sites to find information independently.

Uses bookmarked sites and category search engines to find info.

Standard 2: The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and creatively.

Evaluates materials for information needs

Able to evaluate books and other material for information needs with little help.

Able to evaluate books and other material for information needs with some help.

Able to evaluate books and other material for information needs independently.

Takes notes

Takes notes on notecards without copying.

Takes notes on notecards by skimming and scanning and using own words with help.

Takes notes on notecards by skimming and scanning and using own words independently.

Bibliography notation

Cites author, title and copyright with help.

Cites author, title and copyright with some help.

Cites author, title and copyright independently.

Copyright laws

Recalls copyright laws.

Recognizes importance of copyright laws.

Able to explain importance of copyright laws.

Standard 3: The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively.

Uses information gathered to create a simple project

Uses information gathered to create a simple project with help.

Uses information gathered to create a simple project with some help.

Uses information gathered to create a simple project independently.

Format for presentations

Recognizes different forms of presentations.

Recognizes different forms of presentations and uses one.

Recognizes different forms of presentations and selects an appropriate one.

Assessment rubrics

Identifies an assessment rubric.

Is familiar with an assessment rubric.

Is able to improve their work using an assessment rubric.

(D. Mokuau, 7/99)
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