Information Literacy Teaching Resources

Research is iterative and depends upon asking increasingly complex or new questions whose answers in turn develop additional questions or lines of inquiry in any field. -ACRL

Knowledge Practices

Learners who are developing their information literate abilities

• formulate questions for research based on information gaps or on reexamination of existing, possibly conflicting, information;
• determine an appropriate scope of investigation;
• deal with complex research by breaking complex questions into simple ones, limiting the scope of investigations;
• use various research methods, based on need, circumstance, and type of inquiry;
• monitor gathered information and assess for gaps or weaknesses;
• organize information in meaningful ways;
• synthesize ideas gathered from multiple sources;
• draw reasonable conclusions based on the analysis and interpretation of information.

Dispositions

Learners who are developing their information literate abilities

• consider research as open-ended exploration and engagement with information;
• appreciate that a question may appear to be simple but still disruptive and important to research;
• value intellectual curiosity in developing questions and learning new investigative methods;
• maintain an open mind and a critical stance;
• value persistence, adaptability, and flexibility and recognize that ambiguity can benefit the research process;
• seek multiple perspectives during information gathering and assessment;
• seek appropriate help when needed;
• follow ethical and legal guidelines in gathering and using information;
• demonstrate intellectual humility (i.e., recognize their own intellectual or experiential limitations).

       Knowledge Practices:

• Formulate questions for research based on information gaps or on reexamination of existing, possibly conflicting, information

• Determine an appropriate scope of investigation

• Deal with complex research by breaking complex questions into simple ones, limiting the scope of investigations

       Knowledge Practices:

• Determine an appropriate scope of investigation

• Deal with complex research by breaking complex questions into simple ones, limiting the scope of investigations

• Use various research methods, based on need, circumstance, and type of inquiry

• Organize information in meaningful ways

• Synthesize ideas gathered from multiple sources

       Knowledge Practices:

• Formulate questions for research based on information gaps or on reexamination of existing, possibly conflicting, information

• Monitor gathered information and assess for gaps or weaknesses

       Knowledge Practices:

• Formulate questions for research based on information gaps or on reexamination of existing, possibly conflicting, information
• Deal with complex research by breaking complex questions into simple ones, limiting the scope of investigations
• Organize information in meaningful ways