How might someone demonstrate this competency?

• Describes the nature of information and the forms it can take
• Explains various formal and informal ways to conduct research
• Lists strategies and tools to organize information
• Defines sharing and attribution
• Identifies reliability, validity, authority, and bias

What are some specific ways this competency might be demonstrated?

• Tells a group member that they will need to conduct interviews and do a library search for their project
• Talks to a friend about how to find an article that contains a specific study
• Explains how to order data alphabetically in an Excel file
• Chats with a classmate about how to avoid plagiarism
• Checks who created and funded an information video to determine credibility

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How might someone demonstrate this competency?

• Uses various forms of information
• Employs appropriate formal or informal ways to conduct research
• Applies strategies and tools to organize information
• Demonstrates appropriate sharing and attribution
• Uses indicators of reliability, validity, authority, and bias

What are some specific ways this competency might be demonstrated?

• Observes children playing outdoors and records data for a project
• Selects keyword and subject heading searches in databases
• Writes a paper using APA-style formatting and citations
• Asks permission before sharing a friend’s photo and using it for a project
• Uses fact checking websites to determine the validity of a story posted on social media

How might someone demonstrate this competency?

• Prioritizes various forms of information based on requirements
• Designs innovative ways to conduct research
• Synthesizes information for understanding and clarity
• Considers the value of attribution and the issues surrounding the use of information
• Determines credibility of sources based on indicators of reliability, validity, authority, and bias

What are some specific ways this competency might be demonstrated?

• Uses a peer-reviewed paper rather than a magazine article for a scientific paper
• Employs a mobile survey app to collect data for a presentation
• Writes a paper that uses data and quotes from readings to support the thesis
• Creates an original recipe and contemplates whether to post it on the internet
• Finds authoritative, unbiased resources for an annotated bibliography and decides against using a peer-reviewed article sponsored by a pharmaceutical company