INtopFORM Learning Outcomes QUESTIONINGStudents ask questions that facilitate the solution of...

INtopFORM Learning Outcomes

QUESTIONING Students ask questions that facilitate the solution of problems and the pursuit of opportunities.

SEEKING Students identify information sources appropriate to questions of interest.

EVALUATING Students apply critical thinking skills in evaluating information, information sources, and their own search processes.

USING Students accumulate, synthesize and/or create information to address questions of interest.

COMMUNICATING Students communicate information effectively

RECOGNIZING Students recognize the responsibilities and consequences related to information ethics and intellectual property.

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Seeking

“Students identify information sources appropriate to questions of interest.”

• Identify what kind and how much information is needed.• Access information efficiently and effectively

Students who excel at seeking…

Explore general information sources to increase familiarity with the topic


Identify a variety of types and formats of potential sources of information


Recognize that information comes from many sources, both academic and non-academic, and that different kinds of information are appropriate for different needs. • Identify the purpose and audience of potential resources • Popular vs. scholarly, current vs. historical, primary vs. secondary


Recognize that knowledge can be organized into disciplines that influence the way information is accessed.


Recognize that existing information can be combined with original thought, experimentation, and/or analysis to produce new information

and, that sometimes information may be constructed with raw data from primary sources


Determine availability of needed information and make decisions about broadening or narrowing information-gathering


Define a realistic plan and timeline to acquire and synthesize (USE) needed information


Identify and select the most appropriate investigative methods for accessing needed information


Select efficient and effective approaches for accessing information-Research plan-Keywords, synonyms, and related terms-Controlled vocabulary specific to the discipline or retrieval source-Various information retrieval systems, as needed-Online or in person services to get help and support-Extract, record and manage information and its sources

Search Comparison


Clarify, identify gaps, revise, refine and are able to articulate why they did what they did throughout the process.

Seeking

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