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Information Methods (Lessons 1 & 2) Flashcards

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What is information literacy?

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It is an understanding and set of abilities enabling individuals to recognise when information is needed and have the capacity to locate, evaluate & use effectively the needed information.

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What are the five steps in the digital information fluency model?

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  1. What am I looking for?
  2. Where will I find the information?
  3. How will I get there?
  4. How good is the information?
  5. How will I ethically use the information?
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Information literacy is a prerequisite for what? (5)

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  • Participative citizenship
  • Creation of new knowledge
  • Learning for life
  • Social inclusion
  • Personal, vocational, corporate & organisational empowerment
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Bundy 2004, indicated three ovals representing the relationship of information, what are these?

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Inner - Information literacy
Middle - Independent learning
Outer - Lifelong learning

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Riedling 2006 stated what about good decisions?

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“Good decisions depend on good information”

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What are the 7 core standards for information literacy - Six were created by Bundy 2004, and one by Swinburne University

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CRAMFUL

  1. Critical evaluation
  2. Recognise the need
  3. Apply knowledge
  4. Manage information
  5. Find information
  6. Use information
  7. Lifelong learning
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What does lifelong learning recognise?

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Recognises that individuals learn throughout a lifetime (Skolverket 2000)

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What does lifewide learning recognise?

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Recognises the formal, non-formal and informal settings of learning (Skolverket 2000)

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What are the Big 6 Strategy for Information Literacy defined by M Eisenberg & B Berkowitz?

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  1. Task Definition
  2. Information Seeking Strategies
  3. Location and Access
  4. Use of Information
  5. Synthesis
  6. Evaluation
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What questions should you ask to evaluate the validity of the evidence? (6)

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  • Source?
  • Source reliable and free of bias?
  • Author and intent?
  • Underlying assumptions?
  • Fact or opinion based?
  • Comparison with other evidence?
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What is the SQ3R reading comprehension tool for the active thinker?

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Survey, Question, Read, Recite and Review

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How is CARS used to determine information quality on the internet?

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Credibility
Accuracy
Reasonableness
Support

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What is a report?

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‘A clearly structured, user friendly document that describes what has happened or what should happen in a given situation, based on sound research by the reports author(s)’ (Grellier and Goerke 2006)

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What are six types of writing structures?

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  • Chronology writing
  • Descriptive writing
  • Cause-effect writing
  • Compare / Contrast writing
  • Summary writing
  • Analysis writing
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What is the 5 step process for good writing (Grellier & Goerke 2006)?

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  1. Plan
  2. Draft
  3. Edit
  4. Proof read
  5. Final copy & submit
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What does an ‘essay’ do and what sections does it require?

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Present an argument to a question or issue.

Introduction, body, conclusion & references

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What does a ‘report’ present and what sections does it require?

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Investigates a situation, problem and makes recommendations.

Exec Summary, Introduction, Method, Findings, Conclusions, Recommendations and References.

18
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What are three styles of presenting information in a thesis?

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  • Reflective - Personal reflections
  • Informative - Based on facts
  • Persuasive - Encouraging the reader to align to the view.
19
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According to Summer & Smith (2006) what is the purpose of referencing? (6)

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  • Allow readers to find supporting material & learn more
  • Allow the writer to later reference
  • Provide support & evidence
  • Acknowledge others words & ideas
  • Indicate evidence of your reading
  • Validate your arguments and statements
20
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What is deliberate plagiarism? (3)

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  • Rewriting from books & articles
  • Copying and pasting from websites
  • Buying / downloading a paper
21
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What is accidental plagiarism? (4)?

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  • Not knowing when and how to cite
  • Not knowing how to paraphrase/summarise
  • Not knowing what common knowledge is
  • Recycling an old paper
22
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What are the most common forms of plagiarism? (6)

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  • Copying - word for word with no citation
  • Copying someone else’s ideas
  • Patchworking - copying from sources so it looks like yours
  • Copy and paste from internet
  • Copy another student
  • Submitting something written by someone else.

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