Big 6 Information Problem Solving

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Big 6 Information Problem Solving

• Objective
• Credits
• Biography

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What is research?
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• Six Steps to doing research
• Task definition or What is the research question?
• Information Seeking Strategies
• Location and Access
• Use of Information
• Synthesis
• Evaluation
• Questions to review information.

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Task definition

• What is the task? Or What is the research
  question?
• (How do I make a good research question)
• What type of information do I need?
• Some examples of a good research question

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2. Information Seeking Strategies

• What are the possible resources in the library?
• What are the best resources to use?

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3. Location and Access

• Where is each source?
• What is the relevant information that I need to
  use for each source?

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4. Use of Information

• How can I best use each source?
• What information in each source is useful?

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5. Synthesis

• How can I organize all the information?
• How can I present the results?

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6. Evaluation

• Is the task complete?
• Do I answer the original question?
• Did I find good sources to answer the question?
• How can I do better?

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Questions to Review the Big 6

• There are 10 questions. Follow the directions
  and click into the links if you need help.

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Question 1
What is the first step a student needs to take
when answering a research question or a research
topic? (A) Figure out where you will get
resources to answer your research questions or
research topic. (B) Make a list of all the
possible sources of information that will help
you answer the questions. (C) What does your
teacher want you to do? Make sure you understand
the requirements of the assignment. (D) All the
above are correct.
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Question 2

• What is key word search?
• It is a group of words which are found in a
  dictionary. The key word help you pronounce and
  define the word.
• It is a a list of words that will help you find
  information in all of your sources. They are
  words which are synonyms and related words to
  your topic.
• It is a list of words which are found in a
  encyclopedia. The key word help you understand
  through a extended text the meaning of the word.
• (D) None of the above.

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Question 3

• What is the most important item to do when you
  find your information to answer your research
  question or topic?
• Print up all the information from the Internet
  that you can find.
• You need to read, write or listen to the
  information you find from the book, video or
  Internet site.
• Highlight the text.
• Make an outline or a graphic organizer.

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Question 4

• What is the most important item to remember when
  you find your information?
• You need to understand the information, so you
  can write or discuss the information.
• Just keep looking for information, it is a never
  ending job.
• Both A and B
• (D) None of the above.

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Question 5

• What is the purpose of typing a works consulted
  document?
• To give the student more practice in typing
• To give the student credit for completing the
  assignment
• To give credit to all the resources used for the
  project
• All of the above

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Question 6

• Which source of information is necessary to
  answer a research question or topic?
• Almanac
• Internet site
• Dictionary
• Encyclopedia

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Question 7

• What is Spectrum?
• A electronic database with a list of items found
  in the library
• A special book to help you find items in the
  library
• A special web site on the Internet
• A electronic database which includes an almanac,
  dictionary and encyclopedia

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Question 8

• When you design a research question or topic,
  what is a excellent idea to get you started?
• Design a research question on a topic of your
  interest.
• Design a research question which makes you ask
  questions.
• Design a question on a higher level of Blooms
  Taxonomy.
• ( D) All of the above

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Question 9

• The sixth step is EVALUATION, when you follow the
  Big 6 Information Problem Solving. What does the
  student need to do to complete the last step?
• The student decides if he or she answered the
  research question or topic.
• The student decides if he or she can do a better
  job.
• The student decides if he or she found good
  resources to answer the question.
• The student decides if he or she completed the
  task.
• All of the above

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Question 10

• The fifth step is SYNTHESIS when you follow the
  Big 6 Information Problem Solving. What does the
  student need to do to complete the fifth step?
• The student needs to organize the information.
• The student needs to decide how he or she will
  present the information.
• The student will become creative.
• All of the above
• A and C but not B and D

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Correct answer for Number 1
Your answer is correct. Congratulations click
to the next question. You need to understand the
assignment. Always ask questions to clarify what
you are doing and what the teacher expects at the
end of the project.
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Correct Answer for 2
Your answer is correct. Congratulations click
to the next question. An example How does the
gravity of the moon compare to the earths
gravity? Some keywords are gravity, earth and
moon.
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Correct Answer for 3
Your answer is correct. Congratulations click
to the next question. The most important step for
researching is to read the information so you
understand and think.
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Correct Answer for 4
Your answer is correct. Congratulations click
to the next question.
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Correct Answer for 5
Your answer is correct. Congratulations click
to the next question. Works consulted is a
written formatted document, which helps give
credit to the person who wrote the article.
Click into a works consulted
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Correct Answer for 6
Your answer is correct. Congratulations click
to the next question. An encyclopedia has
written text which gives background information
on almost any topic. Some examples are Encarta,
World Book, and Grolier.
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Correct Answer for 7
Your answer is correct. Congratulations click
to the next question. Spectrum is part of the
reference folder, look for the following icon,
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Correct Answer for 8
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to the next question.
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Correct Answer for 9
Your answer is correct. Congratulations click
to the next question. Evaluation is a very
important step. You need to look at what you
have done. List your strengths and list your
weaknesses. You always want to learn from your
project, so your next project will include
changes.
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Correct Answer for 10
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Incorrect Answer for Question 1part A

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• You are focusing on
• Step 2 Information Seeking Strategies
• What are the possible resources in the library?
• What are the best resources to use?

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• You are focusing on Step 3 which is Location and
  Accessing Information
• Where is each source?
• What is the relevant information that I need to
  use for each source?

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• Dear Students,
• I hope you enjoyed the questions and learned
  some valuable ideas. Hopefully, you will use the
  ideas for your Elementary Performance Assessment.
• Mrs. Minetola

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