Keeping Current

School Library Media Activities Monthly/Volume XXIV, Number 6/February 2008

SLMAM Skills Correlations—New (2007) to Old (1998)

AASL Information Literacy Standards

The following correlations are made to help library media specialists match their previous knowledge of nine AASL Standards to the four new standards through a correlation process between "Indicators" from the 1998 Standards and "Skills" from the 2007 Standards. Although this only addresses skills, attention should also be given to the "Dispositions," "Responsibilities," and "Self-Assessments" outlined in the new standards.

Learners use skills, resources, and tools to:

1. Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.

• 1.1.1 Follow an inquiry-based process in seeking knowledge in curricular subjects, and make the real-world connection for using this process in own life. (1998: 1.5)
• 1.1.2 Use prior and background knowledge as context for new learning. (1998: 3.2)
• 1.1.3 Develop and refine a range of questions to frame the search for new understanding. (1998: 1.3)
• 1.1.4 Find, evaluate, and select appropriate sources to answer questions. (1998: 1.1, 1.4, 1.5, 2.4)
• 1.1.5 Evaluate information found in selected sources on the basis of accuracy, validity, appropriateness for needs, importance, and social and cultural context. (1998: 1.2, 2.4)
• 1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g., textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning. (1998: 1.4)
• 1.1.7 Make sense of information gathered from diverse sources by identifying misconceptions, main and supporting ideas, conflicting information, and point of view or bias. (1998: 1.2, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 7.1)
• 1.1.8 Demonstrate mastery of technology tools for accessing information and pursuing inquiry. (1998: 1.5)
• 1.1.9 Collaborate with others to broaden and deepen understanding. (1998: 9.3)

2. Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge.

• 2.1.1 Continue an inquiry based research process by applying critical-thinking skills [ ] to information and knowledge in order to construct new understandings, draw conclusions, and create new knowledge. (1998: none)
• 2.1.2 Organize knowledge so that it is useful. (1998: none)
• 2.1.3 Use strategies to draw conclusions from information and apply knowledge to curricular areas, real-word situations, and further investigations. (1998: 5.2)
• 2.1.4 Use technology and other information tools to analyze and organize information. (1998: 9.1)
• 2.1.5 Collaborate with others to exchange ideas, develop new understanding, make decisions, and solve problems. (1998: 9.1, 9.3)
• 2.1.6 Use the writing process, media and visual literacy, and technology skills to create products that express new understandings. (1998: 5.3, 6)

3. Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society.

• 3.1.1 Conclude an inquiry-based research process by sharing new understandings and reflecting on the learning. (1998: none)
• 3.1.2 Participate and collaborate as members of a social and intellectual network of learners. (1998: 9.4)
• 3.1.3 Use writing and speaking skills to communicate new understanding effectively. (1998: 3.4, 5.3,6, 9.1)
• 3.1.4 Use technology and other information tools to organize and display knowledge and understanding in ways that others can view, use, and assess. (1998: 9.1)
• 3.1.5 Connect learning to community issues. (1998: none)
• 3.1.6 Use information and technology ethically and responsibly. (1998: 7.2, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3)

4. Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.

• 4.1.1 Read, view, and listen for pleasure and personal growth. (1998: 3.4, 4.1, 5.1)
• 4.1.2 Read widely and fluently to make connections with self, the world, and previous reading. (1998: 4.1, 5.1)
• 4.1.3 Respond to literature and creative expressions of ideas in various formats and genres. (1998: 7.1)
• 4.1.4 Seek information for personal learning in a variety of formats and genres. (1998: 4.1, 7.1)
• 4.1.5 Connect ides to own interests and previous knowledge and experience. (1998: 4.2)
• 4.1.6 Organize personal knowledge in a way that can be called upon easily. (1998: 3.4, 6)
• 4.1.7 Use social networks and information tools to gather and share information. (1998: 9.4)
• 4.1.8 Use creative and artistic formats to express personal learning. (1998: 4.2)

Permission to publish granted by the American Library Association to School Library Media Activities Monthly 24, no. 6, February 2008.

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