Raymond Lai's List: West Info Lit

• three prominent models of the research process have been developed. These include the search process model (Kuhlthau 1993), the research process model (Stripling and Pitts 1988), and Big6 (Eisenberg and Berkowitz 1990).
• Her search process model details the changes that occur for searchers as they move from a generally unfocused to a focused state of mind while progressing from seeking relevant to pertinent information.

• Rather than merely possessing data, we must also learn the skills necessary to acquire, collate, and evaluate information for any situation.
• In addition to the basic skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic, it is equally important that our students are given the tools required to take advantage of the information available to them
• The ability to seek, find, and decipher information can be applied to countless life decisions, whether financial, medical, educational, or technical.

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