Oregon Educational Media Association
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Information Literacy Guidelines
Social Studies - Analysis
 
Common Curriculum Goals Content Standards AASL/AECT National Standards
Define and clarify an issue so that its dimensions are well understood. Use information resources to define and clarify an issue so that its dimensions are well understood. Evaluates information critically and competently . . .

1. determines accuracy, relevance and comprehensiveness;
2. distinguishes among facts, point of view, and opinion;
3. identifies inaccurate and misleading information;
4. selects information appropriate to the problem or question at hand.

AASL/AECT #2

Explain various perspectives on an event or issue and the reasoning behind them. Use information resources to explain various perspectives on an event or issue and the reasoning behind them.
Identify, analyze and select a course of action to resolve an issue. Use information resources to identify, analyze and select a course of action to resolve an issue.
Use primary and secondary sources to analyze an historic or current event. Use primary and secondary sources to analyze an historic or current event.

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