Information literacy skills (internal)
Internal 4 credits Research Source evaluation Conclusions Referencing SynthesisAS 91105, 4 credits. Use information literacy skills to form developed conclusions. THREE named process steps (framing, locating/processing, evaluating), THEN a separate conclusion component — texts must be STUDENT-SELECTED.
1 Reading the notation
Three named process steps, then a separate, distinctly-graded conclusion component.📖 Terms the schedule grades you on
5 terms- Using information literacy skills (process)
- Frame the inquiry; select/use strategies to locate/process; evaluate reliability/usefulness.
- Forming developed conclusions (Achieved)
- Connected to purpose, based on gathered information — opinion, decision, or solution.
- Convincingly (Merit)
- REASONED AND CLEAR conclusions.
- Perceptively (Excellence)
- INSIGHTFUL AND/OR ORIGINAL conclusions.
- Texts (note 3)
- Written/oral/visual; SHOULD be student selected.
2 The three-step process, each leaving evidence
Frame → locate/process → evaluate — each stage needs a visible artefact.| Stage | Evidence it should leave |
|---|---|
| Question | A written, answerable question — and why it matters |
| Search | Where you looked and what search terms you used |
| Evaluate | A judgement on each source: authority, purpose, accuracy |
"What you discarded and why" is the most commonly missing evidence, and it is a strong demonstration of evaluation.
3 Synthesis, not summary
A conclusion no single source could have given you. ✕A source-by-source report with a bolted-on conclusion
Reporting each source in turn, then adding a paragraph asserting a conclusion at the end, evidences neither synthesis nor a conclusion properly CONNECTED to the sources. Weave sources together within paragraphs — comparing, contrasting, weighing — so the conclusion visibly grows out of that synthesis.4 From reasoned to perceptive
Noticing what is missing from the sources is the most sophisticated available move.Where perceptive conclusions come from
- A genuine disagreement between sources, weighed and resolved.
- A bias, gap, or contradiction named and accounted for.
- A perspective absent from every source, noted explicitly.
Practice
Recall it first, then use it — testing yourself builds the memory, where rereading the notes above only feels easier.
Recall and application shuffled together — you have to work out what each item wants before you can answer it, which is the part the exam actually tests. Both kinds feed the same spacing schedule, so anything you miss comes back sooner.
Say the answer out loud before flipping — that attempt is where the learning happens, even when you get it wrong.
Exam-style only. Instant feedback, shuffled each attempt, best score saved on this device.