Information Literacy Level  

Assessment level  SCQF Level 3 / Access 3                

General skill

Using basic information literacy skills and competences to undertake a simple information task

Example of level of task

Specific skills[1]

Ability to:

• plan and organise an information task
• define the selected information topic
• identify and use appropriate keywords
• identify suitable information sources
• search selected information sources and 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 considered 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 three sources of information from a range of sources
• know the advantages and disadvantages of using those information sources
• use a recognised technique to clearly define the selected information topic
• 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 3 / Access 3

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