Information Methods (Lessons 1 & 2) Flashcards
What is information literacy?
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.
What are the five steps in the digital information fluency model?
- What am I looking for?
- Where will I find the information?
- How will I get there?
- How good is the information?
- How will I ethically use the information?
Information literacy is a prerequisite for what? (5)
- Participative citizenship
- Creation of new knowledge
- Learning for life
- Social inclusion
- Personal, vocational, corporate & organisational empowerment
Bundy 2004, indicated three ovals representing the relationship of information, what are these?
Inner - Information literacy
Middle - Independent learning
Outer - Lifelong learning
Riedling 2006 stated what about good decisions?
“Good decisions depend on good information”
What are the 7 core standards for information literacy - Six were created by Bundy 2004, and one by Swinburne University
CRAMFUL
- Critical evaluation
- Recognise the need
- Apply knowledge
- Manage information
- Find information
- Use information
- Lifelong learning
What does lifelong learning recognise?
Recognises that individuals learn throughout a lifetime (Skolverket 2000)
What does lifewide learning recognise?
Recognises the formal, non-formal and informal settings of learning (Skolverket 2000)
What are the Big 6 Strategy for Information Literacy defined by M Eisenberg & B Berkowitz?
- Task Definition
- Information Seeking Strategies
- Location and Access
- Use of Information
- Synthesis
- Evaluation
What questions should you ask to evaluate the validity of the evidence? (6)
- Source?
- Source reliable and free of bias?
- Author and intent?
- Underlying assumptions?
- Fact or opinion based?
- Comparison with other evidence?
What is the SQ3R reading comprehension tool for the active thinker?
Survey, Question, Read, Recite and Review
How is CARS used to determine information quality on the internet?
Credibility
Accuracy
Reasonableness
Support
What is a report?
‘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)
What are six types of writing structures?
- Chronology writing
- Descriptive writing
- Cause-effect writing
- Compare / Contrast writing
- Summary writing
- Analysis writing
What is the 5 step process for good writing (Grellier & Goerke 2006)?
- Plan
- Draft
- Edit
- Proof read
- Final copy & submit
What does an ‘essay’ do and what sections does it require?
Present an argument to a question or issue.
Introduction, body, conclusion & references
What does a ‘report’ present and what sections does it require?
Investigates a situation, problem and makes recommendations.
Exec Summary, Introduction, Method, Findings, Conclusions, Recommendations and References.
What are three styles of presenting information in a thesis?
- Reflective - Personal reflections
- Informative - Based on facts
- Persuasive - Encouraging the reader to align to the view.
According to Summer & Smith (2006) what is the purpose of referencing? (6)
- 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
What is deliberate plagiarism? (3)
- Rewriting from books & articles
- Copying and pasting from websites
- Buying / downloading a paper
What is accidental plagiarism? (4)?
- Not knowing when and how to cite
- Not knowing how to paraphrase/summarise
- Not knowing what common knowledge is
- Recycling an old paper
What are the most common forms of plagiarism? (6)
- 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.
