Abstract

Digital badges are an educational innovation used to measure learning of specific skills, such as information literacy. However, few studies have quantitatively surveyed employers for their perceptions about information literacy skills or digital badges. An online survey was developed and sent to employers to gauge perceptions of information literacy skills of college graduates and the use of the innovation of digital badges to represent competencies that students have accumulated. Here are the results of the survey: information literacy and metaliteracy skills are valued in the workplace; employers would like more detailed representations of student skills; and digital badges are a possible way to showcase student achievement.

Citation

Raish, V. & Rimland, E. (2016). Employer Perceptions of Critical Information Literacy Skills and Digital Badges. College & Research Libraries, 77(1), 87-113. Retrieved August 15, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/194145/.

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Keywords

• Certification
• College Graduates
• electronic learning
• Employer Attitudes
• Employment Practices
• Information Skills
• Job Skills
• Minimum Competency Testing
• Online Surveys
• Outcome Measures
• Skill Analysis
• Statistical Analysis