Big6: Information Problem Solving

The Big6 is an information skills model to teach students information problem solving. This was an academic paper written about a particular case study. As with many academic papers, this was poorly written and not always easy to follow, but the basic idea of information problem solving is excellent. The world is not wrapped up in a neat little package. Life is messy and daily life presents us with many problems and challenges, big and small that we need to solve and overcome. Information problem-solving is a skill that everyone needs and can be applied to both academics as well as every-day life and careers. I prefer teaching kids how to use information and their own brains to solve a problem.