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Information Literacy Process Models

Information Literacy Process Models. An analysis of The Big6, Pathways to Knowledge, and I-Search By: Tammy Duvall. What are Information Literacy Process Models?. Models for teachers to use to help their students access and process information gathered through internet research. The Big6.

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Information Literacy Process Models

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  1. Information Literacy Process Models An analysis of The Big6, Pathways to Knowledge, and I-Search By: Tammy Duvall

  2. What are Information Literacy Process Models? • Models for teachers to use to help their students access and process information gathered through internet research

  3. The Big6 • An information problem-solving strategy • Six steps: Task definition, Information Seeking Strategies, Location & Access, Use of Information, Synthesis, Evaluation • Appropriate for middle and high school students • Follows normal problem-solving or decision making process • Can be used as a linear model, or steps can be done out of order • A study done at Yale University found that students using this model outperformed students who used other models • Aligned with Bloom’s taxonomy and Piaget’s three stages of cognitive development

  4. Pathways to Knowledge • A constructivist model that requires students to use knowledge from a variety of sources to create an end product • Six Steps: Appreciation, Presearch, Search, Interpretation, Communication, Evaluation • A non-linear process model. Students use the evaluation step throughout the process to revise their searching. You don’t have to use all of the stages!

  5. I-Search • An affective model that requires students to find their own research topic. • Five steps: Let a topic choose you, Search for information, Test the information, Write a paper in first person, Edit the paper • Final product tells what the student wanted to know, why they chose the topic, how they searched for information, and how they used the information to answer their question • Motivating, and non-threatening to students who struggle with research, or special-needs students

  6. Similarities • All models are resource based • Holistic • Appropriate for middle and high school students • Support information literacy acquisition • Align with AACPS curriculum • All models allow students to chose their topic

  7. Differences • Big6 and Pathways are non-linear, I-Search is linear • Big6 and I-Search focus more on final product • Pathways to Knowledge focuses more on the process • I-Search requires students to chose their topic. Pathways and Big6 could be used with an assigned topic.

  8. AACPS Curriculum Alignment • Standard 2.0 Comprehension of Informational Text • Students will read, comprehend, interpret, analyze, and evaluate informational text.

  9. References • Education Development Center, Inc. (2000). Make it Happen: The I-Search Unit. [Online] Available http://www2.edc.org/fsc/mih/i-search.html, December 8, 2008. • Eisenberg, M. and Berkowitz, R. (2008). The Big6. [Online] Available http://www.big6.com/, December 8, 2008. • Milam, P. (2004). “Destination Information: A Road Map for the Journey.” Library Media Connection. Accessed online December 8, 2008 at http://tuila.collectivex.com/uploads/files/x/000/00f/0fb/roadmap.pdf. • Pappas, M. and Tepe, A. (2008) Pathways to Knowledge. [Online] Available http://www.pathwaysmodel.com, December 8, 2008.

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