Questions To Get You Thinking:
1) How do I find answers to my questions?
2) Which resources are trustworthy?
3) What steps do I follow to gather information?
4) How do I put my research together to share my learning?
5) How do I tell my audience where I found my research?
6) What is information literacy?
You are gaining experience asking questions to then look for answers. You will use many of the skills from this learning pursuit to learn how to research to find the answers to your questions.
Researchers follow a series of steps to gather information. As you look for information, it is important to use good information literacy skills. You will be looking at the validity of information and for possible bias by the author(s). Do note that it is very difficult for any author to not be biased in presenting information. We just need to have the skill to be able to see opinion and to decide how useful it is. The point of many authors is to put across their thesis in a well-developed and supported manner. Once you find and record information, you will need to know how to cite your research sources.
There are several ways to go through the research process. The following is the one we will use at our school.
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Our Research Process
1. Explore
2. Plan
3. Do
4. Share
5. Review
Note: A good book to guide you in the research process is The Craft of Research.
-Adapted From: http://www.big6.com/what-is-the-big6/ & http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/infolit.html & http://dnet.hkis.edu.hk/uplibrary/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=75
-Acknowledgements: Margaret Carpenter and Linda Breard shared their library and information literacy expertise in the creation of this Web site. Thank you ladies.
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Last Updated: May 17, 2012
Site Creator: David Carpenter