The 3 Directions: Situated Information Literacy

  • Nichols J
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In-depth case studies of the research experiences of university students gave rise to a conceptual framework for understanding the students’ behaviors related to reading, writing, and thinking as well as information seeking, the fundamental components of information literacy. The 3 Directions refer to the students’ movements toward (1) a product—Actions and Products Direction; (2) learning about their subject—Cognition Direction; and (3) participation in a scholarly or professional community—Participation Direction. Situated cognition offers a full explanation of the 3 Directions. This model is applied to the assessment of advanced-level information literacy in the disciplines and to the design of a basic level online tutorial.

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Nichols, J. T. (2009). The 3 Directions: Situated Information Literacy. College & Research Libraries, 70(6), 515–530. https://doi.org/10.5860/0700515

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