The document discusses problem solving and information seeking. It presents a 6 step methodology for problem solving: 1) define the task, 2) plan information sources, 3) locate sources, 4) use information, 5) synthesize information from multiple sources, and 6) evaluate the product and process. It then provides an example of using this methodology to solve the problem of how to make ribs, including defining the task, seeking information from cookbooks and friends, selecting a recipe, making the ribs, and evaluating the results.
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1. Information Problem-Solving We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle
2. From the Maine Learning Results Common Core of Learning Reasoning and Problem Solving Knowledge is power. We must help students want to gain knowledge, show them how to get it, and encourage them to use it to reach a new understanding or to create a new product. We must help students learn to reflect on their processes of learning, regardless of their field of study.
3. Learning Is Problem-Solving Is finding and using information to solve problems important to our students? Can we teach a problem-solving methodology that will work for everyone? Shouldnt we all be using the same language with our students to teach Information Problem-Solving?
4. Problem: Making Ribs 1. Task Definition 1.1 What do I want to know or do? 1.2 What information will I need? How to cook delicious ribs Where to buy ribs? What type of ribs? Is there a good recipe? What seasonings will I need?
5. Problem: Making Ribs 2. Information Seeking Strategies 2.1 Determine all possible sources 2.2 Select the best sources Cookbooks, Internet, friends, myself, restaurants Read cookbooks and call Ralph
6. Problem: Making Ribs 3. Location and Access 3.1 Locate sources 3.2 Find information within sources Look on the shelf with cookbooks; remember old information Use the cookbook index
7. Problem: Making Ribs 4. Use of Information 4.1 Engage - read, hear, view, touch 4.2 Extract relevant information Read cookbooks and talk to Ralph; my memory Take notes from Ralph; highlight best recipes
8. Problem: Making Ribs 5. Synthesis 5.1 Organize info from multiple sources 5.2 Present the information - produce Decide which information from which source will be best Make the ribs!
9. Problem: Making Ribs 6. Evaluation 6.1 Judge the product (effectiveness) 6.2 Judge the process (efficiency) Eat and decide if I like the ribs Decide what worked best and what I would do differently next time
10. Shorthand: D PLUS E D efine the task/problem P lan which sources to try L ocate the best sources and find information U se the best sources to gather information S ynthesize the information by presenting it in some fashion E valuate the product and the process