Janet, I may be wrong but I think we'll get to decide the process we use whether it is Big 6, Super 3, or one

we have developed, etc. They are all founded on the same principles, which of course are the Standards of Information Literacy. Notice in the prompt where it states we will "include in the response a description of the components in the process selected". I think by having to explain our process we'll be demonstrating our knowledge of the process or processes we use to fully engage our students in accessing, evaluating, and using information. On the other hand I may be off the mark, but Tuesday will tell. I am praying each day for all of you, and I can't begin to thank all of you for all of the support and knowledge I have gained through this listserve. You have been an inspiration!!! On test day, just remember you are going to get to show everyone just what we Library People do!! Vicki Lee Durham, NC

I agree. Just take a look at

http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/1over/infolit1.html for a definition of information literacy and one research model (not Big6) to help you with this question. Coral Antony From: sandy poston,sent: Sun 6/23/2002 11:58 AM Subject: Re: [librarymedia] Re: exercise 5: Information Literacy Although I am sure there is a need to be familiar with the 9 standards, I believe that there is a greater need to know "information literacy processes" such as the Big 6 or other research models. If you look at the definition of an information literate student, you will find that they know how to access, evaluate, and use ideas and information (summarized, of course). This is what the Big 6 (and lots of other models)are all about. In the exercise 5 description it also makes reference to "components in the process selected." To me, this means the steps in the process selected and I selected Big 6. It also says we are to give an example of the application of each component. Once you know the scenario you can determine how the students would this step (component) in solving their informaion problem. Maybe this helps, maybe I am way off. This is how my study group approached it. I guess I'll know on Tuesday how well we interpreted! Good Luck to all! "mademoisellekitty1" <cbconnor@...> Sat Jun 22, 2002 3:32 pm Subject: Re: exercise 5: Information Literacy My question for those still working or those finished. I am assuming that for exercise 5: information literacy they are referring to the 9 standards. Is that what you guys think? Thanks, Cherry Cherry-I agree with you. In Info Power, they devote a chapter to them and they also content and standards in action. I made note cards with each and examples and have been using those to study. One good thing, according to the assess. center blurb, it will be in the 2nd part of the test, so we can go and "refresh" ourselves on them before going back in. Catherine - Phil. 4:13
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I think they are referring to the methods we use to teach information literacy skills such as Big 6. I use DLEOSA (my acronym) Define the task (what is the problem) Locate the resources (what resources do I use) Evaluate the resources( which of the resources most appropriate) Organize (notes, outlines, citations) Synthesize (present) Assess (did I cover everything, how well did I do it) This sort of follows Big 6 but is more my own. Aldie Matta

"cchslms" <reusch@...> Mon Nov 22, 2004 12:25 pm Subject: Re: assessment center & score results
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I scored exceptionally well on four of the six assessment areas, so hope my approach to studying for these tests might help someone else. I think the biggest obstacle to doing well on those assessments is the time constraint, so I decided to commit as much to memory as I could to minimize the "gittery nerves" factor during the test. I identified key documents, strategies, philosophies, etc. that I thought could underpin my responses. Then I recorded them on an audiotape. I have a 30 minute commute to and from work, and I used that time to play and replay those tapes. Here is the list of items I included on my tapes: ten National Board library media standards; from Information Power: standards for student learning, information access and delivery principles of school library media programs, program administration principles of school library media programs; steps in the Big Six information literacy process (memorize the process of your choice); Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences; from The Information-Powered School (AASL): steps in collection mapping, steps in curriculum mapping, principles of authentic learning, steps in creating a technology plan; Library Bill of Rights; School Library Bill of Rights; AECT Statement on Intellectual Freedom; steps in the reconsideration process. Memorizing this information allowed me to spend my "thinking time during the precious thirty minutes at the assessment center to apply this information to the specific scenario presented on the test. I scored a 4.25 on collection development, and I attribute this success to the information I learned from two documents: The Collection Program in Schools, by Phyllis J. Van Orden, and The Information-Powered School, from AASL. This last is the most practical and useful document I have ever come across in my thirty-one years as a media specialist. It is chock-full of templates that can help us plan our programs and serve our students and teachers in all aspects of our library media programs. Karen Reusch, NBCT 2004 Message 7842 from Cathy Nelson Sample: Exercise 5 Information Literacy Scenario: A fifth grade teacher in your school has approached you about discussing some ideas for a research project on Inventions and Inventors that impacted the twentieth century. Part 1: Describe your response, showing clear, consistent, and convincing evidence that you can implement an information literacy model using this project as its foundation. Part 2: Describe some of the methodologies you might use to make the class (and teacher) understand the process as a whole as they apply it to the Inventor/Inventions of the Twentieth Century Project.

Cathy Nelson <clnelson0517@...> Sat Feb 14, 2004 9:43 am Subject: Assessment Study Help I spent last evening surfing through the archives to read up on helpful tips, links, and other
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information available through experiences of former and current candidates and certified LMS's postings. I have "somewhat" divided the messages by message number so that you can look at them as well. I also made myself a web page of useful links, again divided by Assessment questions, that I gleaned from the archives. Feel free to use. They are listed by Message Number. In the Archives: Question 1 - Org. Mgt. 2062 2066 5083 Question 2 - Eth/Leg Tenets 2130 5082 5259 Question 3 - Tech 2522 Question 4 - Coll. Dev. 2059 2260 2274 2265 2301 2303 2396 Question 5 - Inf. Lit 2415 2418 2443 Question 6 - Knowledge of Lit 1776 1860 2136 2146 4465 This is in no way to be considered all there is in the archives. It is what suited my specific needs, that all. Feel free to use them. I plan to post the attached web page of Helpful Assessment Center Bookmarks to my media center page soon. (Sorry, motherhood calls, and I am off to the Youth Basketball Courts!!) I'll post that web address as soon as I can do this. "pegalinlp" <pegalin@...> Sun Mar 28, 2004 6:46 pm Subject: Re: Assessment-Ethical & legal tenets, technologies, knowledge of literature
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Here are some websites which might help you: http://www.greenville.k12.mi.us/ecc/lmcstaff.html#Top%20of%20page This is a wonderful site of "Media Center Staff Resources." http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/littech.htm showcases "Literacy & Technology Integration at The Literacy Web." It features a number of links to sites dealing with technology integration. http://literacyvolunteer.homestead.com/index.html Although this is oriented toward the Reading teacher, it has some great ideas for using

literature such as Reader's Theatre. http://www.geocities.com/educationplace/lmnbpts.htm This is a Library Media Standards site built by Cynthia Wilson, NBCT It offers great links organized by the National Board Library Media Standards. http://www.school-libraries.net/ This web site gives information on how to put up your own library website. It has some great links for technical information as well asother links. Linda Payne, NBCT

Additional Websites: http://www.infolit.org/related_sites/index.html - National Forum on Information Literacy provides additional links http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/ilnbpts/candidate/exercise/lm_ecya_5.htm - NBPTS Candidate Mentor Support assessment center resources for exercise 5 http://www.big6.com/showarticle.php?id=87 Compares information skills process models http://www.ilile.org/ - Provides guidelines for libraries from the Ohio Dept. of Ed., including benchmarks for each grade. Click on Library Guidelines http://www.greenville.k12.mi.us/admin/mediac - Media Center resources and additional links information literacy, media literacy, problem-solving http://www.bham/wednet.edu/departments/libmedtech/libmedframeworks.ht m - Library Media Framworks includes two scenarios http://www.cde.state.co.us/litstandards/index.htm - Colorado Dept. of Ed. Standards for Information Literacy and School Library Programs http://www.infohio.org/id/dialogue.html - Model for Information Literacy http://www.ala.org/aasl/ip_toc.html - Excerpt from Information Power http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/isa/elit/agopp/MODELS.HTM Comparison of three research models http://www.questioning.org/module/cycle.html - Research Cycle model htpp://www.eddept.wa.edu.au/cip/learntech/res/res1.htm Information Process from Dept. of Ed. and Training Western Australia http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/litstan.htm - Literacy Standards - provides additional links http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/informationpower/InformationLitera cyStandards_final.pdf - Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning: Standards and Indicators AASL and AECT

http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/slmrb/slmrcontents/volume62003/bigsixinforma tion.htm - The Big Six Information Skills As a Metacognitive Scaffold: A Case Study http://mingo.info-science.uiowa.edu/~lu/course/info_literacy/definition - PowerPoint slide of information literacy http://www.school-libraries.org/resources/literacy.html - Provides additional information literacy resources http://www.accesswave.ca/~hgunn - Information Technology in Education K-12 http://www.big6.com/showarticle.php?id=145 Article by Carrie Lowe titled Research Foundations of The Big6 Skills Articles: Anderson, Mary Alice. Information Power: Because Student Achievement Is the Bottom Line. Multimedia Schools (6:2) p 22. Mar-Apr 1999. Information Today, Inc. Academic Search Elite. Alabama Virtual Library. 26 April 2006 http://web115.com>. Murray, Janet. Contemporary Literacy: Essential Skills for the 21st Century. Multimedia Schools (10:2) p 15 18. Mar-Apr 2003. ERIC. Alabama Virtual Library. 26 April 2006. <http://www.web15.epnet.com>. Spitzer, Kathleen L. Information Literacy: Facing the Challenge. Book Report (18:1) p 26. May/June 1999. Linworth Publishing. Academic Search Elite. Alabama Virtual Library. 26 April 2006 http://web115.com>. Additional Resources: Ryan, Jenny and Sep Capra. Information Literacy Toolkit. Chicago: American Library Association, 2001. Information Power. American Library Association, 1998.