In the new Digital Literacy and Computer Science (DLCS) standards there is a strand called Digital Tools and Collaboration and within this strand lies "Research" In addition to this strand there is also a specific practice titled Researching. The description for both is as follows:

Digital Tools and Collaboration: Research: A variety of digital tools are used to conduct research, answer questions, and develop artifacts to facilitate learning and convey understanding. Access to the Internet and digital tools allows people to gather, evaluate (for validity, bias, relevance, accuracy,and digital tools allows people to gather, evaluate (for validity, bias, relevance, accuracy, etc.), organize, analyze, and synthesize information, data and other media from a variety of sources. Effective use of information, data, and media requires consideration of validity, ethics, and attribution of sources.

Researching Practice: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information in a legal, safe, and ethical manner. Skills include:

● Defining a problem, research question, or goal;

● Identifying information needs, whether primary (e.g., raw data, experimentation, collection), or secondary (e.g., existing information);

● Employing research strategies to locate all possible sources;

● Evaluating and selecting the best sources of information for credibility, accuracy, and relevance, which may include original data, creating a prototype, or conducting other tangible work;

● Using information ethically: attributing sources of information (text, written, images, other media) using the appropriate citation format for the discipline;

● Organizing and analyzing information;

● Synthesizing and inferring information and data; and

● Creating a thesis that addresses the research question.