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Defining the task
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- Identify keywords and find their meanings.
- Formulate focus questions in response to the task.
- Draw on prior knowledge to brainstorm and organise ideas.
- Identify the need for further information.
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Locating information
- Formulate
- Identify
- Recognise
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- Formulate keywords and search terms in order to refine search.
- Identify and locate book and non-book resources by recognising the variety of resources available including spoken, visual and text from within the school and the wider community.
- Identify appropriate resources by using skimming and scanning.
- Recognise the need to make valued judgements of the material available and its relevancy to the task.
- Recognise the currency, bias and authority of the information available.
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Selecting/Analysing information to create knowledge
- Examine
- Comprehend
- Select
- Assess
- Compare
- Record
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- Select information from a variety of resources using skimming and scanning techniques.
- Compare information from different sources and recognise the currency, bias and authority of the information available.
- Discard irrelevant information.
- Record information using note taking skills.
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Organising/Synthesising information to produce knowledge
- Sort
- Interpret
- Classify
- Organise
- Record
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- Organise selected information connecting similar ideas.
- Organise ideas and information in a logical and sequential order from major to minor ideas.
- From the body of evidence make proven judgements and generalisations and from this draw relevant conclusions.
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Presenting/Creating information to present knowledge
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- Acknowledge audience type.
- Present an informative and relevant response to the task topic.
- Demonstrate a logical and clear understanding of the task topic by providing appropriate conclusions.
- Use an appropriate oral or written genre.
- Recognise and use the variety of multimedia options available to present a response that will suit the audience and purpose.
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Evaluating process and product
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- Assess the quantity, quality and relevance of information in relation to the task.
- Revisit stages of the process to ensure all aspects of the task are met.
- Identify the steps of the information process that need improvement.
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