Information+Skills

[|P21 Framework and Definitions]

[|AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner]


 * ** Information Literacy, Grade K - 12, 1998 **

1.) The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively.

• 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. ||
 * 2.) The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently.

• Determines accuracy, relevance, and comprehensiveness.

• Distinguishes among fact, point of view, and opinion.

• Identifies inaccurate and misleading information.

• Selects information appropriate to the problems or question at hand. ||
 * 3.) The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively.

• Organizes information for practical application.

• Integrates new information into one's own knowledge.

• Applies information in critical thinking and problem solving.

• Produces and communicates information and ideas in appropriate formats. ||
 * 4.) The student who is an independent learner is information literate and pursues information related to personal interests.

• Seeks information related to various dimensions of personal well-being, such as career interests, community involvement, health matters and recreational pursuits.

• Designs, develops, and evaluate information products and solutions related to personal interests. ||
 * 5.) The student who is an independent learner is information literate and appreciates literature and other creative expressions of information.

• Is a competent and self-motivated reader.

• Derives meaning from information presented creatively in a variety of formats.

• Develops creative products in a variety of formats. ||
 * 6.) The student who is an independent learner is information literate and strives for excellence in information seeking and knowledge generation.

• Assesses the quality of the process and products of personal information seeking

• Devises strategies for revising, improving and up-dating self-generated knowledge. ||
 * 7.) The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and recognizes the importance of information to a democratic society.

• Seeks information from diverse sources, contexts, disciplines, and cultures.

• Respects the principle of equitable access to information ||
 * 8.) The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and practices ethical behavior in regard to information and information technology.

• Respects the principles of intellectual freedom.

• Respects intellectual property rights.

• Uses information technology responsibly. ||
 * 9.) The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and participates effectively in groups to pursue and generate information.

• Shares knowledge and information with others.

• Respects others' ideas and backgrounds and acknowledges their contributions

• Collaborates with others, both in person and through technologies, to identify information problems and to seek their solutions.

• Collaborates with others, both in person and through technologies to design, develop, and evaluate information products and solutions. || Alabama Course of Study objectives from: //http://alex.state.al.us/standardAll.php?subject=IL&summary=1&pf=1//