Peacock Media Center - Information Processing

The Big Six Skills are a product of Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz and are used here with permission.

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Big Six Guide
1. Task Definition:
Define the problem
Identify the information needed

2. Information Seeking Strategies:
Brainstorm all possible sources

3. Location and Access:
Locate sources (intellectually and physically)

4. Use of Information
Engage (e.g., read, hear, view)
Extract relevant information

5. Synthesis:
Organize information from multiple sources
Present the result

6. Evaluations
Judge the result (effectiveness)
Judge the process (efficiency)

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Last modified: Thursday, January 21, 2010

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