National Information Literacy Standards (K-12)
Uses information accurately and creatively
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Integrates new information into one's own knowledge.
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Produces and communicates information and ideas in appropriate formats
Pursues information related to personal interests.
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Designs, develops, and evaluates information products and solutions related to personal interests.
Appreciates literature and other creative expressions of information.
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Is a competent and self-motivated reader.
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Derives meaning from information presented creatively in a variety of formats.
Participates effectively in groups to pursue and generate information.
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Collaborates with others, both in person and through technologies, to design, develop, and evaluate information products and solutions.
Information Skills and Subskills (K-16)
Definition
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Identifies requirements of research task
Selection
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Narrows topic to be explored
Planning
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Identifies potential information sources
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Identifies potential formats for presenting results
Exploration
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Uses indexes and search engines
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Locates and accesses information resources
Collection
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Skims/scans information sources
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Recognizes when sufficient information has been obtained
Organization
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Sequences final information
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Organizes final information for presentation
Presentation
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Selects most appropriate format for communicating results
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Cites sources appropriately
Evaluation
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Evaluates end product
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Determines future usefulness/applicability of research process
- Subject: K-12: Language Arts
National Content Standards (K-12)
Writing
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Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process
Reading
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Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process
- Subject: Thinking and Reasoning
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Effectively uses mental processes that are based on identifying similarities and differences
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Applies decision-making techniques