The sub-committee chose the Big Six model. It was simple to understand but still comprehensive enough to be meaningful to all learners. And permission to use the process is freely given by its authors provided credit is given. Again, this has proven to be a happy choice. The popularity and support for the Big Six continues to grow.
Group skills with in the process.
This proved to be surprisingly easy. Most skills feel naturally into one or more of the steps in the process, including technology skills. We took an especially careful look at how we could design research topics that asked students real questions of genuine interest. It helped to review Bloom's Taxonomy of Higher Level Thinking Skills. We accomplished this much in Year One. 4.