Information Literacy Standard 1
The student who is
information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively.
| Standard 1 Indicators |
Strategies for Teachers |
Recognizes the need for information.
Recognizes that
accurate and comprehensive information is the basis for
intelligent decision-making.
Formulates questions based on information needs.
Identifies a variety of potential sources of information.
Develops and uses successful strategies for locating
information.
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Help students develop good research questions, discussing
search terms from specific to general, keywords, synonyms.
Teach the use of the Library catalog, library and
online indices.
Develop a list of possible sources of information such as
standard reference tools and Web sites identified by the teacher.
Teach about different types of dictionaries.
Teach students to begin a web search with
Search Engines for
Students.
Teach "tricks" of searching, such as use of wildcards,
Boolean operators.
Review using alphabetical order and the
Dewey Decimal System.
Know when not to use the Internet. |
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