Current through February 27, 2024
By the end of the second grade, pupils must know and be able
to do everything required in the previous grades to be information literate.
Instruction in the second grade, regardless of whether it takes place in the
library or the classroom, must be designed so that pupils meet the following
standards for information literacy by the completion of the second
grade:
1. For the areas of
understanding the process of obtaining information in such a manner as to
access information efficiently and effectively, evaluate information critically
and competently, and use information accurately and creatively, a pupil must
demonstrate the ability to:
(a) Recognize the
need for information by giving examples of situations in which information
beyond the pupil's own knowledge is needed to resolve an information problem or
question.
(b) Recognize that
accurate and comprehensive information is the basis for intelligent decision
making by selecting examples of accurate and inaccurate information and
complete and incomplete information.
(c) Formulate questions by stating at least
one broad question that will help in finding the needed information.
(d) Identify a variety of potential sources
of information by listing several sources of information and explaining the
kind of information found in each source.
(e) Develop and use successful strategies for
locating information by listing some ideas for identifying and finding the
needed information.
(f) Distinguish
among fact, point of view and opinion by recognizing those concepts in various
sources and products of information.
(g) Select information appropriate to a
specific problem or question by recognizing information that is applicable to
that problem or question.
(h)
Organize information for practical application by describing several ways to
organize information, including chronologically, topically and
hierarchically.
(i) Integrate new
information into a pupil's existing knowledge by recognizing and understanding
new information and ideas.
(j)
Apply information using critical thinking and problem-solving skills by
identifying information that meets a particular need for information.
(k) Produce and communicate information and
ideas in appropriate formats by naming a variety of different formats for
presenting different kinds of information.
2. For the areas of pursuing information
related to personal interests, appreciating literature and other creative
expressions of information, and striving for excellence in seeking information
and generating knowledge, a pupil must demonstrate the ability to:
(a) Seek information relating to various
dimensions of personal well-being, such as vocational interests, involvement in
community, matters concerning health and recreational pursuits by:
(1) Occasionally seeking information about
topics of personal interest or aspects of well-being; and
(2) Generally expanding beyond the pupil's
own knowledge to seek information concerning topics of personal interest or
aspects of well-being.
(b) Design, develop and evaluate information
and conclusions based upon that information relating to topics of personal
interest to the pupil by organizing and presenting basic information gathered
by the pupil relating to those topics of personal interest.
(c) Function as a competent and
self-motivated reader by explaining and discussing various examples of
fiction.
(d) Derive meaning from
information presented creatively in a variety of formats by explaining and
discussing films, plays and other creative presentations of
information.
(e) Develop creative
methods of conveying information in a variety of formats by expressing
information and ideas creatively in simple formats.
(f) Assess the quality of the process and
outcome of the pupil's efforts to obtain information by retracing the steps the
pupil took to find information and explaining which were most useful for
resolving a problem or question concerning the information.
3. For the areas of recognizing
the importance of information to a democratic society, practicing ethical
behavior in regard to information and information technology, and participating
effectively in groups to pursue and generate information, a pupil must
demonstrate the ability to:
(a) Seek
information from diverse sources, contexts, disciplines and cultures by
identifying several appropriate sources for resolving an information problem or
question.
(b) Respect the principle
of equitable access to information by explaining why it is important for all
pupils to have access to information, information sources and information
technology.
(c) Respect the
principles of intellectual freedom by defining or giving examples of
"intellectual freedom."
(d) Respect
intellectual property rights by giving examples of what it means to respect
intellectual property rights.
(e)
Use information technology responsibly by stating the main points of the policy
of the pupil's school regarding the use of computing and communications
hardware, software and networks.
(f) Share and contribute knowledge and
information with other pupils in groups by seeking and communicating specific
facts, opinions and points of view related to information problems or
questions.
(g) Respect the ideas
and backgrounds of other pupils and acknowledge the contributions of other
pupils by describing their ideas accurately and completely.
(h) Collaborate with others, both in person
and through technologies, to identify information problems and to seek
solutions by:
(1) Expressing the pupil's own
ideas appropriately and effectively, in person and remotely through
technologies, while working in groups to identify and resolve information
problems;
(2) Participating
actively in discussions with others, in person and remotely through
technologies, to analyze information problems and suggest solutions;
and
(3) Participating actively in
discussions with others, in person and remotely through technologies, to devise
solutions to information problems that integrate the information and ideas of
group members.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
Education by R071-01, eff. 11-1-2001; A by R013-03,
10-30-2003
NRS 385.080,
385.110,
389.0185,
389.520