Abstract. In this paper, we described a study carried out to investigate whether the incorporation of information
literacy standards explicitly in the learner outcomes of Project Work helped students build and
achieve a high level of information literacy. In this study, the students self-assessed their acquisition and
development of the information literacy competencies through the use of a five-scale Likert survey.
Their reflections of the research experience were also analyzed. In addition, the teachers rated their students’
achievement levels through the use of a rubric. Findings revealed that students attained a relatively
good level of competency, extracted relevant information, synthesized the main ideas to construct
new knowledge and seemed to concur with teachers’ perceptions of the students’ abilities to access,
evaluate and use information more effectively.