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We need to add "data" to the list. Students should have practice finding and interpreting data.

"Teachers often ask, 'Why should I teach more than one citation style?' Some argue that students should learn just one style well. Since they are comfortable with MLA, they assign it for everything. That made sense in the past ...

I have signed-up for an account. The LS assessments look really on target. I have heard some negative feedback about the US assessment but still think this is worth looking at for possible tool to benchmark skills. -Faith TRAILS is a knowledge assessment with multiple-choice questions targeting a variety of information literacy skills based on 3rd, 6th, 9th, and 12th grade standards. The assessment items are based on the American Association of School Librarians' Standards for the 21st-Century Learner and those from the Common Core State Standards Initiative that have been adopted by most states. The Web-based system was developed to provide an easily accessible and flexible tool for school librarians and teachers to identify strengths and weaknesses in the information-seeking skills of their students. It is made available at no cost to users.