Title: Thinking Skills Guide - Accessing Information
Headings: ACCESSING INFORMATION
ACCESSING INFORMATION
A skill used to efficiently retrieve information
relevant to a search question.

Content: Thinking Skills Guide - Accessing Information



ACCESSING INFORMATION
A skill used to efficiently retrieve information
relevant to a search question. Synonyms
Finding, Locating, Retrieving
Why Teach
The information explosion necessitates that students learn to access information from a variety of sources to help them cope with their environment and to enhance their quality of life. Applications
Finding the answer to a question of interest
Finding a doctor
Finding information to plan for a trip/choose a college
Finding needed public services
Finding telephone numbers
Gaining information about a career
Gathering information for a research assignment
Selecting entertainments
Objectives
Students will be able to: Retrieve relevant information efficiently. Metacognitive Objective
Students will be able to: Reflect upon their thinking processes when using the skill and examine its effectiveness. Skill Steps
Identify information needed. ( See Narrowing the Central Question for Research.) Relate the information to prior knowledge. Identify key words and names.