Cross-institutional research was conducted by librarians from Rollins College and USF's St. Petersburg campus to affirm the data-related competencies that are critical for undergraduate students.
Preliminary research results indicated a need for refining the scaffolding to better reflect differences across disciplines, as shown in the table below. These revised undergraduate data literacy competencies may be used as a guide to help faculty and librarians integrate data-related skills into undergraduate courses in a variety of disciplines (Burress, Mann, Montgomery, & Walton, 2021 forthcoming).
Research to affirm and apply these competencies is ongoing.
Burress, T., Mann, E., Montgomery, S., & Walton, R. (2021, forthcoming). Data literacy in undergraduate education: Faculty perspectives and pedagogical approaches. In Teaching Critical Thinking with Numbers. American Library Association.