The new Big6 newsletter has a nice article reminding us that evaluation =
part is present in all 6 steps. I do not see the Big6 as primitive. In =
fact, the more I work with the process and am involved in professional =
development with this process, I find it is very complex yet easy to =
work with and present to students and teachers. I am not as familiar =
with the other processes, but have seen the comparison charts. I do =
think students will benefit from any process which helps their thinking =
about research and learning. Big6 is the personal fit for me and for my =
students.
Thanks for your postings.
Jean Koch, LMS
John B. Dey Elementary School
1900 N. Great Neck Road
Va Beach, VA 23454
jkoch@vbcps.k12.va.us
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From: "robert eiffert" <robert@CRYPTICMACHINERY.NET>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: Library Skills Lesson Plans - Carol C. Kahlthau
> Maybe you could clarify "..rather primitive Big 6." To me, Kuhlthau =
and
> Big6 have similar steps. My reading is that Big6 is more a how to for
users,
> while Kulthau is looking at the learner and describing how they are
viewing
> the process while learning about a topic during the research process.
There
> is also the aspect of the teacher viewing the student's learning of =
both
the
> topic and the research process. Both provide the necessary 'learning
hooks'
> for us as LMS or Teacher-Librarian to work with.
>
> I think Kulthau's 2nd step, Selection, is more finely broken down in =
the
> Big6 steps 2 and 3 (Information Seeking Strategies and Location and
Access)
> which helps in showing both teachers and students the how to aspects. =
The
> Exploration phase, for me, seems to fit in between Big6 Use of =
Information
> and Synthesis (4 and 5) and really helps to clarify that this a period =
of
> looping. Gather information, construct some meaning, discover new =
areas of
> comprehension and need for further information gathering. The =
Evaluation
> phase of Big6 helps tie it to formalized teaching/learning aspects =
though
it
> probably gets short changed in day to day use. Kuhlthau seems to =
utilize
> evaluation as an ongoing piece of critical thinking during the =
process.
That
> also fits to her descriptions of what causes problems with =
implementing or
> teaching any research process.
>
> http://big6.com/showarticle.php?id=3D16
> http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kuhlthau/Search%20Process.htm
>
> Robert Eiffert, Librarian
> Pacific Middle School
> Evergreen SD 114 Vancouver WA
> beiffert@egreen.wednet.edu
> pac.egreen.wednet.edu/library
> robert@crypticmachinery.net
>
> Evelyn Westervelt wrote:
>
>
> I too use Librarian's Grade-By-Grade Activities Program: A
Complete
> Sequential Skills Plan for Grade K-8" by However, I have adjusted a
> "Research Protocol" into our middle school program that is highly
> successful, incorporating Internet. The Kahlthau's "pre-search phase"
> allows students time to explore the abundance of data on their =
subjects,
> both from books and INTERNET. All our students' research begins in =
books,
> with keywords as reminders of meaningful segments of the students
readings.
> We move on to the INTERNET with knowledge on the subject. Advanced =
search
> techniques become more meaningful and fruitful. My observation is =
that
> students, otherwise reluctant to explore hard copy, are finding their =
own
> INTERNET skills enhanced when they prepare ahead of time. It is very
> rewarding for me to be teaching in this environment with students who =
are
> excited about coming to these classes. Our media center usage for =
research
> classes has doubled in the last two years, to 500 students a day. =
That is
> 1/3 of our student population!
> Reference to Carol Kahlthau is made in Library and Information =
Science
> Program. After a 20 year career in technology where we utilized =
research
> techniques to map user functionality with precision systems design, I
found
> the adaptation of Carol Kahlthau to be the most logical and complete =
of
many
> of the better known research techniques, including the widely used but
> rather primitive Big 6.
>
> Evelyn Westervelt-Johnson, SLMS
> Louis Armstrong Middle School
> East Elmhurst, NY
>
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