Information Literacy

| The Big6 Model for Primary Years Programme

The IB Learner Profile |and the LIBRARY

Identify expectations that matches the Learner Profile to the Library

IB Primary Years Programme

Transdisciplinary Skills |To Approaches to Learning

RESEARCH SKILLS

Approaches to Learning |Information Literacy

Information Literacy

"... the ability to know when there is a need for information, to be able to

identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively use that information to answer

INQUIRY."

Why the Library |Function of the Library and Media Centre

“The ultimate role of the library and media

centre is to support INQUIRY by providing print and non-print resources and convenient

information access facilities to the teachers and learners”

SUPER 3! | an Information Literacy Basic Model

Plan

1. What am I supposed to do?

2. What do I need to get the job done?

3. What do I want it to look like when I'm done?

SUPER 3! | an Information Literacy Basic Model

DO

1. I must locate the things I will need (books, websites, materials etc.).

2. I need to ask questions, read, and take notes.

3. I need to use the information I find to create something.

SUPER 3! | an Information Literacy Basic Model

REVIEW

1. Did I do what I was supposed to do?

2. Am I proud of what I've done?

3. Is there something else I should do before I say I am done?

SUPER 3! | Super 3 Task with our current UI Theme

PLAN DO REVIEW

Research Topic: UAE and its Economy…

The Big6| Information Literacy Model

STEP 1:Task Definition

What does my teacher expect me to do?Do I understand what I need to do?What are the questions I need to answer?What do I need to know about the topic?

STEP 2:Information Seeking strategies

Where can you start to look for information?Who can I talk too to get information?What are the best sources to use?

STEP 3:Location and Access

Where can I find these resources?How do I search to get to them?Where do I find the information in the resource?

STEP 4:Use of information

What type of information did I find?Will the information answer the questions I have?How do I write notes on the information?Is the information reliable?

STEP 5:Synthesis How do I fit all the information together?How do I write an outline of the project?How do I present the information to my teacher to answer the question?Did I remember to make notes of all the sources for the bibliography?

STEP 6:Evaluation Did I solve the problem?Did I write the project in a format that will be understood?Will I do anything different the next time?What did I learn?