By Kathryn Muñoz CED Response to the “Big 6”

Definitions The Big6 is a process model of how people of all ages solve an information problem. The Big6 is an six stages information and technology literacy model which has two sub-stages as part of each main category which enables students to handle any problem, assignment, decision or task.

The Big 6 Skills 1. Task Definition 2. Information Seeking Strategies 3. Location and Access 4. Use of Information 5. Synthesis 6. Evaluation

Task Definition & sub-stages 1.1 Define the information problem 1.2 Identify information needed (to solve the information problem) What task am I asked to complete? What questions do I need to answer? What will I need to already know? Determine what the numerator and the denominator tells you in a probability situation. What is probability? Is there a formula to use?

Information Seeking Strategies & sub- stages 2.1 Determine all possible sources (brainstorm) 2.2 Select the best sources What references are available? Which references are useful? Textbook dictionary internet peers

Location and Access & sub-stages 3.1 Locate sources (intellectually and physically) 3.2 Find information within sources Where can I access these references? Where can I access the specific information within these references? Classroom school Library public library Textbook: Table of contents Chapter Subtitles Index

Use of Information & sub-stages 4.1 Engage (e.g., read, hear, view, touch) 4.2 Extract relevant information What am I specifically looking for in these references? What’s useful or not? What is the formula that tells how to determine the outcome? How can examples be useful? Does the examples illustrate the process of determining the outcome? Probability Of An Event P(A) = The Number Of Ways Event A Can Occur The total number Of Possible Outcomes

Synthesis sub-stages 5.1 Organize from multiple sources 5.2 Present the information What format will I use to organize my findings? What format will I use to present topic? Listing: using reference as subtitle PowerPoint Presentation

Evaluation & sub-stages 6.1 Judge the product (effectiveness) 6.2 Judge the process (efficiency) Did I follow the criteria required? Did I incorporate each element the Big6 Stages sufficiently? Did I determine the purpose of the numerator and the denominator in a probability situation written as a fraction? Did I include all six of the big6 stages? The probability of event A is the number of ways event A can occur divided by the total number of possible outcomes. P(A) = The Number Of Ways Event A Can Occur The total number Of Possible Outcomes

The Super3 The Super3 contains the same basic elements as the Big6, but is written for younger students to understand. Plan- (Beginning) Task Definition Information Seeking Strategies Do- (Middle) Location and Access Use of Information Synthesis Review- (End) Evaluation

1. Plan - (Beginning) When students get an assignment or a task, BEFORE they start doing anything, they should think: What am I supposed to do? What will it look like if I do a really good job? What do I need to find out to do the job? In order to measure probabilities, mathematicians have devised the following formula for finding the probability of an event. A spinner has 4 equal sectors colored yellow, blue, green and red. After spinning the spinner, what is the probability of landing on each color?

2. Do - (Middle) In the Middle the students DO the activity. This is where they read, view, tell, make a picture, etc. A spinner has 4 equal sectors colored yellow, blue, green and red. After spinning the spinner, what is the probability of landing on each color? Outcomes: The possible outcomes of this experiment are yellow, blue, green, and red.

3. Review - (End) Before finishing the product and turning it in, students should stop and think— Is this done? Did I do what I was supposed to do? Do I feel ok about this? Should I do something else before I turn it in ? Probabilities: P(yellow) = #of way to land on yellow = ¼ total # of colors P(blue) = #of way to land on blue = ¼ total # of colors P(green) = #of way to land on green = ¼ total # of colors P(red) = #of way to land on red = ¼ total # of colors

Resources Big6™ Handouts p?tab=courses&url=/bin/common/course.pl?course_id=_ 28017_1 p?tab=courses&url=/bin/common/course.pl?course_id=_ 28017_1 Billstein, Rick, and Jim Williamson. Middle Grades MathThematics. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell, Print.