Information Literacy Level

Assessment level SCQF level 4 / Intermediate 1

General skill

Using information literacy skills and competences to undertake a straightforward information task

Example of level of task

 Specific skills[1]

Ability to:

• plan and organise a straight forward information task
• clearly define the selected information topic
• identify and use appropriate keywords
• identify suitable information sources
• search selected information sources effectively to find relevant information on topic
• evaluate information using evaluation criteria
• record and acknowledge sources of information (reference and cite sources)
• communicate / share findings in a manner or format that is appropriate to the information, the intended audience and situation
• review search results and identify appropriate changes for a similar future search

Further information:

• Sources of  information used should include print, electronic and people
• The information may be textual, numerical, graphical, images, audio or video.
• Recognised techniques to clearly define the selected information topic could include brainstorming and mind mapping.

If the person is to be assessed then they must:

• find relevant information on their topic using keywords
• use more than one recognised technique to define the selected information topic
• use a range of sources e.g.  three sources of information, one from each of the following categories – electronic, people and printed sources
• know the advantages and disadvantages of using different information sources
• know the criteria used to evaluate information
• record and acknowledge sources of information (reference and cite sources) 
• communicate / share findings in a manner or format that is appropriate to the information, the intended audience and situation.

Assessment level           SCQF Level 4 / Intermediate 1

[1] The skills are based upon SQA’s Information Handling Skills National Qualification and CILIP’s Information Literacy definition