Module 2: Techniques in Selecting and Organizing Information Flashcards
A well-known strategy in selecting and organizing information where every participant is encouraged to write any ideas, suggestions and thoughts related to the given topic.
Brainstorming List
Participants provide their ideas anonymously.
Nominal Group Technique
Individual participants write down an idea and passed it to the other member of the group.
Group Passing Technique
Means brainstorming through the use of an electronic medium; individuals list their ideas on a collaborative network.
Electronic Brainstorming
Participants attempt to produce questions rather than just ideas. The questions are used to inspire thought in others.
Question Brainstorming
Employs a diagram to visually capture information surrounding an idea or situation.
Mind Mapping
Help students organize ideas, see relationships, and retain information through the use of visual representations, icons and symbols.
Graphic Organizers
Used in organizing a hierarchical set of information and reflecting subordinate elements.
Network Tree
Used when information contains cause and effect problems and solutions.
Problem and Solution Map
Effective in comparing and contrasting two different concepts by their features.
Venn Diagram
Used in organizing information according to various steps or stages.
Series of Events Chain
Used for organizing information that is circular or cyclical, with no absolute beginning or ending.
Cycle Map
Used when cause-effect relationships are complex and redundant.
Fishbone Map
Provides a quick overview of topics to be included in an essay. As the name implies, it identifies all the little mini-topics that your paper will comprise and shows how they relate. Lists words or phrases.
Topic Outline
Organizes your ideas and produces a guide for your paper to follow by using full sentences to explain your thesis and supporting evidence, and creating a progression of ideas from the introductory paragraph to the conclusion. Lists full sentences.
Sentence Outline
