3: Process Information

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Information Literacy Model

Component 3: Process the Information

Component 1

Component 2

Component 3

Component 4

Component 5

This detailed view articulates the specific objectives involved in Component 3 of our Information Literacy Model, as well as the content, lessons and assessments associated with each objective.

Objectives

specific tasks students will be able to do

Content

concepts, skills, strategies

Lessons

methods for teaching the content

Assessments

methods for measuring objective attainment

Interpret the information within a source

	Read, view, listen to the information
	Understand visual literacy clues
	Use headings, subheadings, table of contents, index
	Use techniques of skimming and scanning for information

Evaluate the relevance and usefulness of the information

	Use critical reading, viewing, listening techniques
	Apply evaluative criteria to determine the relative value of the information

Extract and record relevant information

	Use appropriate techniques to extract information from electronic or other media formats
	Use appropriate notetaking strategies to record results of information searching
	Distinguish between quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing information
	Avoid plagiarism; observe copyright guidelines
	Record bibliographic information

SQ3R, skimming, scanning
FQR

Inferences, trends and patterns, compare and contrast, cause and effect, classification
"Think When You Read"

Evaluative criteria
Evaluating Resources

Notetaking Practice
FQR

Trash-N-Treasure
Notetaking Form
Kidspiration
Two-Column Notetaking
Notecards and Bib Cards
Highlighting
Notetaking Summary
Research Information Form
Parenthetical Documentation
Question and Source Chart
Venn Diagram Template

Citing Sources

Nonfiction Conventions: External Features

Nonfiction Conventions: Table of Contents, Index, Glossary

Survey: A Strategy to Improve Comprehension: Caroline Arnold Author Study

The Trash-N-Treasure Method of Notetaking
Two-Column Notetaking
Effective Highlighting Strategies
Notetaking and Citation Using Index Cards

Notetaking Rubric

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This page was last updated on September 15, 2005.