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Giuseppe Chiazzese

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information problem solving BIG6 skill

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  • This study examines the effect of Big6 on a class of eighth-grade students asked to research and write about events surrounding the African-American Civil Rights movement.
  • to writing newspaper articles in journalism
  • suggested the use of a news article writing project as the culminating project for the unit.
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  • a student-centered activity that asked students to assume the role of reporters for their school newspaper.
  • they were to write newspaper articles that reported on this historic event.
  • Information problem solving is a concept that combines the skills needed to access and use information, and those needed to apply and solve an information problem
  • Big6 (Eisenberg and Berkowitz 1990).
  • Big6 (Eisenberg and Berkowitz 1990) is a six-step process that provides support in the activities required to solve information-based problems: task definition, information seeking strategies, location and access, use of information, synthesis, and evaluation (see figure 1).
  • examine Big6 as a general, nonsubject-specific, metacognitive scaffold for students to use when solving information-based problems.
  • the key question in this study was, How does Big6 support metacognitive strategies and knowledge management in students?
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  • he had not previously had these students complete a newspaper-style writing activity.
  • had prior experience using a specific information-skills model to solve information-based problems.
  • the researcher provided tools and resources for students to use while completing their project activity.
  • Big6 training materials
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