An Information Literate Student is one capable of negotiating the research process with relative ease and confidence.
According to the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education, an information literate student can do the following:
The purpose of these pages is to provide means and ways to integrate information literacy activities in the classroom. See Creative Thinking Lessons for additional background to introduce information literacy skills such as synthesizing information for research.
The pages are divided into specific areas:
Many educators have requested that we introduce instructional plans for information literacy and synthesizing information in student research. Our college level information literacy for classroom applications is presented here to provide high school instructors the tools to prepare students for both college and career research and writing.
Information literacy supports student originality and respect for others intellectual works. See Creative Thinking Lessons for additional background to introduce information literacy skills such as synthesizing information for research.