Big Six Framework

Big Six Framework Outline

As I have chosen the Big Six Framework I thought I had better put some more explanation down of why and how I think it will work with me to engage my students.
These are the skills that will be used with Big Six

The Big6™ Skills
The Big6 is a process model of how people of all ages solve an information problem. From practice and study, we found that successful information problem-solving encompasses six stages with two sub-stages under each:

1. Task Definition
1.1 Define the information problem
1.2 Identify information needed

2. Information Seeking Strategies
2.1 Determine all possible sources
2.2 Select the best sources

3. Location and Access
3.1 Locate sources (intellectually and physically)
3.2 Find information within sources

4. Use of Information
4.1 Engage (e.g., read, hear, view, touch)
4.2 Extract relevant information

5. Synthesis
5.1 Organize from multiple sources
5.2 Present the information

6. Evaluation
6.1 Judge the product (effectiveness)
6.2 Judge the process (efficiency)
(Eisenberg, 2010) viewed at http://www.big6.com/2001/11/19/a-big6%E2%84%A2-skills-overview/