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Research Method: Big 6


 * Know || Want to Learn || Learn || Further Questions ||
 * It incorporates 6 different steps for the research process. || I want to learn how to best teach each step. || I learned that students should easily see the connections between these 6 steps. || What is the most effective way to teach the Big 6 process? ||
 * It can be easily utilized in any content area. ||  || According to Janet Murray, step 6 (evaluation) helps students improve their information and communication technology literacy skills. || How do you insure reflection at each stage? ||
 * It teaches students problem-solving skills. ||  || Allows for differentiation of instruction in each of the 6 steps ||   ||
 * It needs to begin with a problem or a question. ||  || Addresses the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner ||   ||
 * It teaches skills that will be useful throughout their lives - not just in school. ||  || I have always thought of the Big 6 as cyclical, but I learned from Eisenberg that the steps can be in any order, depending upon the needs of the researcher. ||


 * Know || Want to Learn || Learn || Further Questions ||