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Research Process Models for the Classroom




Information is increasing rapidly.  We need to help students learn to deal with information overload and build critical thinking skills and conquer information literacy.
In order to do this, students need to learn:

  • when information is needed

  • where to find it

  • and how to evaluate, modify, and utilize it.


We need to  provide the structure to assist students in the information search process that will  increase their critical thinking skills and help them create superior end-products.  Below are some sites to help in this process.

BackGround Reading

Approaches to Information and Communication Literacy

Library Skills, Information Skills, and Information Literacy: Implications for Teaching and Learning

Grazing the Net: Raising a Generation of Free Range Students

Inquiry and Research

A Multiplicity of (Research) Models: Alternative Strategies for Diverse Learners

Research Models

The Big6 by Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz

The Research Cycle by Jamie McKenzie

The 8 W's by Annette Lamb

Pathways to Knowledge by Marjorie Pappas and Ann Tepe

Information Search Process Model by Carol C. Kuhlthau

Kuhlthau's Information Search Process Model

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Process Models Comparison Chart

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Research Process Models for the Classroom