HHS RESEARCH LINKS
RESEARCH LINKS
Listed below are the six basic steps of the Big6™ model and components of each step commonly referred to as "the little twelve." Click on each skill to see potential uses for each component.
- 1. Task Definition
- 1.1 Define the information problem
- 1.2 Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem)
- 2. Information Seeking Strategies
- 2.1 Determine the range of possible sources (brainstorm)
- 2.2 Evaluate the different possible sources to determine priorities (select the best sources)
- 3. Location and Access
- 3.1 Locate sources (intellectually and physically)
- 3.2 Find information within sources
- 4. Use of Information
- 4.1 Engage (e.g., read, hear, view, touch) the information in a source
- 4.2 Extract relevant information from a source
- 5. Synthesis
- 5.1 Organize information from multiple sources
- 5.2 Present the information
- 6. Evaluation
- 6.1 Judge the product (effectiveness)
- 6.2 Judge the information problem-solving process (efficiency)
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- Task Definition
- Outline the steps for preparing for physical education class & note if any information is required for any step
- Determine whether any of the activities for a science lab have some information requirement
- For each information-related activity in the same science lab, note whether it involves location and access, information use, or synthesis
- Realize that the assignment requires both looking around and labeling a map
- List where to find literary criticism information
- Inventory all of the computer resources available in the school
- Decide whether to ask an expert or use a reference book
- Decide whether it is ok to use an encyclopedia for an assignment
- Find a particular book on the shelf
- Draw and label a map of the library media center
- Look up an article in the SIRS' Energy Series
- Find an article on the current rock music scene using a periodical index on CD-ROM
- Scan a book to determine its usefulness
- Listen to an audio cassette of Tale of Two Cities
- Take notes on bibliographic information for later use
- Take notes on a magazine article
- Create a database on major cities of the Midwest
- Put notecards (from multiple sources) in a logical order
- Create a printout from a database
- Draw and label a map of Africa
- Set criteria for judging anti-smoking posters
- Determine whether the information need as originally defined is met.
- Determine which notetaking techniques are working
- State what you would do differently next time
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