Trace Student Maturation By Topic

Like all areas of expertise, students develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to information science over time. As students reflect on each experience, they gain insights that can be applied to future inquiry activities. The key to evolving from novice to expert is building increasingly sophisticated personal tools and techniques.

Click and explore each of the following topics to explore a specific information skill and trace how a student matures as he or she gains experience and expertise.

• Audience Analysis
• Authority
• Classics
• Experts
• Future Applications
• Journal Your Research Experience
• Linking Evidence
• Key Terms and Strategies
• Original Data
• Question Evolution
• Rating Resources
• Useful Patterns

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