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DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior Secondary ReformSecondary Reform, , 20092009
Why Information Literacy?
The context for whole school planning for Information Literacy
DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior
Secondary Reform 19-Jan-09
What is Information Literacy?
Information literacy skills have been defined as,
the competencies to
recognise information needs and to
locate, evaluate, apply and create
information
within cultural and social contexts
The Alexandria Proclamation On Information Literacy And Lifelong Learning, 2005
Theoretical research papers
Theoretical research papers
generally refer to ‘information
generally refer to ‘information
literacy skills’ where teachers in
literacy skills’ where teachers in
schools are more likely to refer to
schools are more likely to refer to
these as ‘research skills’
these as ‘research skills’
DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior
Secondary Reform 19-Jan-09
Why Information Literacy?
Young people need the right skills and knowledge to thrive in an information-rich world….there is a critical need for skills to prioritise and interpret the proliferation of information. There is an expectation that young adults will leave school with the capacity to communicate and learn in this context [sic. of a globalised, information rich world].
The future of schooling in Australia, 2007
How do How do youryour programs help to
programs help to
prepare students for a
prepare students for a
globalised, information rich
globalised, information rich
world?world?
DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior
Secondary Reform 19-Jan-09
Why Information Literacy?
Information literacy can contribute to: learning for life; the creation of new knowledge; acquisition of skills; personal, vocational, corporate and
organisational empowerment; social inclusion; participative citizenship; and innovation and enterprise.
Statement on information literacy for all Australians, 2005
Why should Why should information
information literacy for allliteracy for all be a be a national goal?
national goal?
DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior
Secondary Reform 19-Jan-09
Information Literacy & SACSAArts – Key Idea Students investigate the arts practices of a number of cultures across
time to develop an understanding and appreciation of the cultural and global connections which are emerging as a result of social and technological change.
Mathematics – Key Idea Students understand attributes, units and systems of measurement.
They research and report on how measurement is used in the home, community and paid workforce, and recognise transferability between these and other contexts.
Science - Outcome 4.4 Plans and evaluates investigations that focus on the transfer and
transformation of energy. SOSE - Outcome 4.7 Investigates and analyses the causes of disharmony or conflict in
Australia’s multicultural society, and suggests strategies for peaceful resolution of disputes.
‘‘Map’ the research tasks you
Map’ the research tasks you
set – what key ideas and
set – what key ideas and
outcomes are they meeting?
outcomes are they meeting?
DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior
Secondary Reform 19-Jan-09
Information Literacy & Essential LearningsEffective research activities provide students with opportunities to
develop and demonstrate:
capabilities to critically reflect on, plan and take action to shape preferred futures (Futures)
capabilities to contribute to, critically reflect on, plan and take action to shape relationships (Identity)
capabilities to contribute to, critically reflect on, plan and take action to shape local and global communities (Interdependence)
capabilities to critically evaluate, plan and generate ideas and solutions (Thinking)
capabilities to critically reflect on and shape the present and future through powerful uses of literacy (Communication)
Which Essential Which Essential Learnings do
Learnings do youryour research tasks research tasks
develop?develop?
DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior
Secondary Reform 19-Jan-09
Information Literacy & SACEThe following Stage 2 subjects (2008) require students to submit an
independent investigation or special study for moderation: ABORIGINAL STUDIES: Investigation (30%.) AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGES: Language and Cultural Issues Research Project (15% to
25%). BUSINESS STUDIES: Investigative Study (30%) CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND SCIENCE: Individual Study (15%) DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES: Materials Study (20%). HEALTH EDUCATION: Investigation (30%) HOME ECONOMICS - Early Childhood Studies, Food and Hospitality StudiesNutrition
Studies, Textile Studies: Special Study (30%) MEDIA STUDIES: Media Investigation (30%). OUTDOOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES : Investigation (30%) PHILOSOPHY: Philosophical Issues Study (30%). STUDIES OF SOCIETIES: Investigative Assignment (30%). TOURISM: Investigative Report (30%). WOMEN'S STUDIES: Issues Analysis (30%).
How much How much time and time and support do support do these these investigations investigations demand?demand?
DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior
Secondary Reform 19-Jan-09
Information Literacy & the new SACEAt Stage 2, students will undertake a compulsory Research Project. Students will need to achieve an A, B or C or equivalent to successfully complete the new SACE.
The Research Project is designed to give students time to do a rigorous and detailed study of an area that attracts their interest. The ideas for this study might come from:
subjects or topics in which they have an interest or passion
involvement with community organisations
the workplace.
Future SACE Information Sheet, 2007
How will schools How will schools ensure students ensure students
have the requisite have the requisite research skills to research skills to
undertake an undertake an Research Project?Research Project?
DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior
Secondary Reform 19-Jan-09
Information Literacy – ELI & CapabilitiesThe Research Project will be one means by which students can
demonstrate the following Capabilities:
LEARNING - Critical thinking, processing information and applying knowledge.
COMMUNICATION - Ability to communicate with others
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT - Personal skills, including self-awareness and self-confidence
CITIZENSHIP - Understanding of social and political issues
WORK - Practical attributes required to be productive and creative at work and in the community
How can the Essential How can the Essential Learnings evolve into Learnings evolve into
Capabilities via Capabilities via research tasks?research tasks?
DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior
Secondary Reform 19-Jan-09
Effective learners are not just those people who are Effective learners are not just those people who are knowledgeable but rather they are people who are able to find knowledgeable but rather they are people who are able to find and use information as required. We might say that effective and use information as required. We might say that effective learners are those who are information literate. learners are those who are information literate.
Information literacy is synonymous with knowing how to learn.Information literacy is synonymous with knowing how to learn.
This means that the ability to process and use information This means that the ability to process and use information effectively is more than a basic tool for the empowerment of effectively is more than a basic tool for the empowerment of school students: it is in fact the basic survival skill.school students: it is in fact the basic survival skill.
(1994, ASLA )
Information Literacy = Learning 2 Learn
Consider what students need to think, feel, do Consider what students need to think, feel, do and understand while completing a research and understand while completing a research
task. How do you help them?task. How do you help them?
DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior
Secondary Reform 19-Jan-09
Information Literacy & your programs
Achieve learning area outcomes Provide opportunities for students to apply key concepts Provide choice and differentiate the curriculum Integrate Learning technologies into your program/s Develop specific skills To obtain marks for school reports Vary student learning activities Get students out of the classroom Connect the curriculum to the world of the student and encourage
active student engagement
Brainstorm Brainstorm youryour reasons reasons
for setting for setting research research
assignments. assignments.
Why do you set research tasks?
DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior
Secondary Reform 19-Jan-09
Why whole school planning?
It is important that student research skills are explicitly taught rather than assumed and that the research activity is adequately
scaffolded. This has teacher PD implications.
The risk of plagiarism increases when assessment is based largely on content and presentation, or it fails to recognize or value the
information literacy skills of students.
There are many powerful reasons and requirements to plan for student research skills across the curriculum at all levels.
There is aThere is a need for schools to plan and implement a more coherent need for schools to plan and implement a more coherent and explicit approach to the teaching of information literacy skills and explicit approach to the teaching of information literacy skills
within existing curricula. within existing curricula.
What are the PD implications What are the PD implications for you and your school?for you and your school?
How much of a problem is How much of a problem is plagiarism for you and your plagiarism for you and your
school?school?
How does or can your school How does or can your school plan to improve student plan to improve student
information literacy skills?information literacy skills?