Cecille's Creativity

A. Skills in locating information

1. Skill in using the table of contents
2. Skill in skimming
3. Skill in using alphabetical arrangement
4. Skill in using headings and other typographical aids
5. Skill in using the index
6. Skill in using maps, graphs, charts and tables
7. Skill in using the dictionary or glossary
8. Skill in using a card catalog and other techniques for locating materials in the library
9. Skill in using the encyclopedia

B. Ability to select and evaluate information

1. Ability to select suitable sources of information
2. Ability to distinguish between relevant and irrelevant, important and unimportant information
3. Ability to recognize between fact or opinion
4. Ability to guide the validity of one’s information
5. Ability to use several sources in the solution of a problem
6. Ability to judge the adequacy of one’s information
7. Ability to judge the validity or credibility of the source of one’s information

C. Ability to adjust the method of reading to one’s purpose and to the nature of the material

D. Skill in using information

1. Skill in following direction
2. Skill in take notes
3. Skill in outlining
4. Skill in summarizing


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Cecille