Information Literacy

With the plethora of information available, what do we need to know to find what we need to answer our questions?

• Do you want answers to questions that have been bothering you?

• Do you want answers to questions that affect your life?

• Do you want to get information to solve bigger problems?

Whatever your questions - you need to do research to get your answers.

Research Process

 And throughout you need to organize your information.

Research in Schools

The more we aim our research questions at the higher end of Bloom's taxonomy, the more we are requiring our students to think critically and creatively. These higher order thinking skills are part of what are addressed in the cross curricular competencies. The competency: Uses Information deals specifically with the research process.

Bloom's Taxonomy	Bloom's Revised Taxonomy
Evaluation	Creating
Synthesis	Evaluating
Analysis	Analyzing
Application	Applying
Comprehension	Understanding
Knowledge	Remembering

To view links in separate window:  Bloom's Taxonomy

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Additional Resources on Information Literacy

ISIS
Inquiry Strategies for the Information Society in the Twenty-first Century
(ISIS-21)

ISIS, though still in development is now part of the Learning Toolkit, which is accessible to schools in Quebec. This component would have to be made available by the IT department. ISIS seeks to teach children and adolescents about the inquiry process and develop their competencies in information literacy. This collaborative project between the Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (http://doe.concordia.ca/cslp), LEARN and the English Montreal School Board ( http://www.emsb.qc.ca )
See http://grover.concordia.ca/isis for more information on this web-based resource.

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