LIB 601 Libraries and Learning Fall 2009Models of Information Searching

October 4, 2009Information Process Models2What is the function of an information search model?Ken Haycock:An information process model, as a support structure, fosters the development of research, problem-solving and metacognitive skills through the collaboration of the classroom teacher and teacher-librarian. These concise models inform students of the problem-solving process and provide context for the assignment. When young researchers understand an information process model, they can comprehend the extent of the task facing them and the necessary strategies to complete it.Information Process Models Teacher Librarian 32 no1 34 Oct. 2004

October 4, 2009Information Process Models3Advantages of a school-wide modelHaycock:When teachers and students understand an information process model, they use common vocabulary to clarify terminology and label behaviors, each necessary to enhance metacognition. A school-wide information process model allows students to gradually develop expert use patterns that enable them to reduce reliance on the scaffold and to use the model in different contexts, both in and out of school.Information Process Models

October 4, 2009Information Process Models4INFOhio DIALOGUE Model for Information Literacy Skills Define: Explore/Identify the need for the informationDetermine the basic questionInitiate“Distressing ignorance”AssessIdentify keywords, concepts, and possible resourcesConsider information literacy skills“Tapping prior knowledge” and “Building background”

October 4, 2009Information Process Models5INFOhio DIALOGUE Model LocateIdentify possible sources of information Develop a search strategyLocate and retrieve available resources OrganizeIdentify the best and most useful information sources Evaluate the information retrieved

October 4, 2009Information Process Models6INFOhio DIALOGUE Model GuideSearch log or journal Student assistance and review Educator assistance and review UseDetermine presentation format Present resultsCommunication information EvaluateEvaluate the project/results Evaluate the processAssess the teaching and learning Copyright © 1998 by INFOhio – The Information Network for Ohio Schools

October 4, 2009Information Process Models7I-SearchSelecting a topic exploring interests, discussing ideas, browsing resources Finding informationgenerating questions, exploring resources Using informationtaking notes, analyzing materials Developing a final productdeveloping communications, sharing experiences Read A Process Approach: The I-Search with Grade 5: They Learn! by Carol Bowen in Teacher Librarian (Dec 2002, Vol, 29, Issue 2, p14, 4p).

October 4, 2009Information Process Models8Pathways to Knowledge Appreciation and EnjoymentExamine the world Presearch Develop an overview; explore relationshipsSearch Identify information providers; select information resources; seek relevant informationInterpretation Interpret information

October 4, 2009Information Process Models9Pathways to Knowledge Communication Apply information; share new knowledgeEvaluation Evaluate process and product Go to the Pathways to Knowledge website for more information Sponsored by FollettRead Harada, V., & Tepe, A. (1998). Pathways to knowledge [Trademark]. Teacher Librarian, 26(2), 9. Retrieved Thursday, October 19, 2006 from the Academic Search Premier database.

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October 4, 2009Information Process Models11Ws of Information Inquiry Watching (Exploring)Wondering (Questioning)Webbing (Searching) Wiggling (Evaluating) Weaving (Synthesizing) Wrapping (Creating) Waving (Communicating) Wishing (Assessing) Developed by Annette Lamb in the early 1990s

October 4, 2009Information Process Models12Research Cycle Questioning Planning Gathering Sorting & Sifting Synthesizing Evaluating Reporting * (after several repetitions of the cycle)

October 4, 2009Information Process Models13Stripling and Pitts Research Process Model Choose a broad topic Get an overview Narrow the topic Develop thesis statement Formulate questions Plan for research Find, analyze, evaluate Evaluate evidence Establish conclusions Create and present final product Barbara Stripling and Judy PittsBarbara Stripling, director of library services for the New York City Department of Education

Carol Kuhlthau’s ISPInformation Search ProcessThe Information Search Process (ISP) is a six stage model of the users’ holistic experience in the process of information seeking. The ISP model, based on two decades of empirical research, identifies three realms of experience: the affective (feelings), the cognitive (thoughts) and the physical (actions) common to each stage. AbstractOctober 4, 2009Information Process Models14

October 4, 2009Information Process Models15http://www.ucalgary.ca/~ahayden/kuhlth.html

Guided InquiryGuided Inquiry: Learning in the 21st Centuryby Carol C. Kuhlthau, Leslie K. Maniotes, and Ann K. Caspari. Libraries Unlimited, 2007Guided Inquiry is an approach based on Kuhlthau’s ISP, enhanced to offer “an integrated unit of inquiry planned and guided by an instructional team of a school librarian and teachers, together allowing students to gain deeper understandings of subject area curriculum content and information literacy concepts. It combines often overlooked outside resources with materials in the school library. The team guides students toward developing skills and abilities necessary for the workplace and daily living in the rapidly changing information environment of the 21st century. ”Introduction to Guided Inquiry – what is it, what’s new, why now?October 4, 2009Information Process Models16

October 4, 2009Information Process Models17Big6™ Skills What is the Big6? Developed by educators Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz, the Big6 is the most widely-known and widely-used approach to teaching information and technology skills in the world.Some people call the Big6 an information problem-solving strategy because with the Big6, students are able to handle any problem, assignment, decision or task. Here are the six stages we call the BIG6.

October 4, 2009Information Process Models18The Big6 for Grades 3-6

October 4, 2009Information Process Models19The Super3

October 4, 2009Information Process Models20An adaptation of the Big 6AssignmentWhat am I supposed to do?Plan of ActionHow do I get the job done?Doing the JobLet’s do it!Product EvaluationWhat do I have to show for it?Process EvaluationHow well did I do?

What am I supposed to do?

How do I get the job done?

Let’s do it!

What do I have to show for it?

How well did I do?

October 4, 2009Information Process Models21The Savvy Seven Research Model Developed by Nancy Miller and Connie ChamplinWhat is the Question? What Resources Should I Use? How Do I Find the Information? How Do I Gather the Information? Which Information Do I Use? How Do I Share What I Learned? How Do I Evaluate My Work?http://www.davidvl.org/savvy7.html

http://www.davidvl.org/savvy7.html

October 4, 2009Information Process Models22So Many Research ModelsResearch Models The library media specialist should have numerous examples of research process models available for consideration by the faculty and can take the lead in teaching this concept to the faculty as a whole.

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