Step 2. Worksheet FORMULATING SIGNIFICANT LEARNING GOALS

"A year (or more) after this course is over, I want and hope that students will _________ .”

Foundational Knowledge
Basic info about the library and what is needed to access materials.

Application Goals
- Students will be able to formulate effective search terms to use when searching the databases and online catalog.
- Students will be able to identify the most relevant title from an online catalog search for a given topic.
- Students will be able to identify the appropriate database(s) to search for a given topic.
- Students will be able to determine the most relevant article(s) based on an evaluation framework
- Students will be able to identify the parts of a citation.

Integration Goals
Students should recognize that the skills and knowledge gained in this instruction session will be applicable to all their present and future research, both academic and personal.

Human Dimensions Goals
Students will learn that it's okay to not understand/know something, but it's what you do to rectify the situation that is important.

Caring Goals
Students will value the library/librarians as an integral part of learning.

"Learning - How - to - Learn" Goals

Students will be able to identify a need for library assistance, and will overcome "librarian intimidation syndrome" and seek out the necessary assistance.