ArticleAuthors: Giovanna Badia (2019)
Studies about the assessment of information literacy instruction
have reported the use of specific grading criteria, also
known as rubrics, to evaluate students’ responses. Rubrics can
be divided into two general categories: (1) holistic, where one
score is assigned for evaluating the successful completion of a
task; and (2) analytic, where a grade is subdivided into discrete
components needed to complete the task and each
component is given its own score for achievement. This article
will investigate which scoring method—employing holistic
versus analytic rubrics—is the most effective for evaluating
students’ search strategies in terms of providing constructive
feedback to... 
