information skills Learning objectives By the end of this chopter, you should be able to: 1 understand the importance of developing information skills identify perspectives and viewpoints from written and spoken sources and use them in your ‘own work undertake research tofind a variety of relevant information analyse and synthesise information found plan well, creating SMART plans askand answer variety of questions. Introduction Information sal around us - on television, radio and computers. We can gain information by searching for spectic items or by surfing the internet. We constantly use information in our vaitten and spoken work and in interactions with all the people in our lives. tis important to think about how you use information, This chapter focuses on developing the skills you need tocope with the vast amount of information we are subjected toon a dally basis Inthis chapter, ou will learn to develop the following information skills: : 1.01 Perspectives, 1.02 Research 1.03 Analysis 1.04 Synthesis 1.05 Planning 1.06 Questioning Scanned with CamScanner+ Chapter L: information kilts, 1.02 Rescarch * Chapter: Information sil, 1.03 Analysis * Chapter3:Indeperident leaming sls 302 Note taking + Chapter Collaboration sks 402 Deion aking Perspective: a particular way of regarding something/ a certain world view. Figurea.o1 i inthis section, you willbe exploring global, national, local, cultural and personal Perspectives as well as diferent viewpoints within these perspectives, such as those of farmers, scientists, teachers and local politicians Considering issues from global, national and local perspectives a requirement for your Indvial Report (as described in the troduction to this book You wl aso explore your own personal perspective and whether this has been influenced by other perspectives, For the Team Project (also described inthe Introduction, you are required to collaborate with {eam members to research an issue, decide onan aim and plan and carry out a team project Scanned with CamScanneril involve finding out about on anissue re the global topics. This team project w rent cultura ves on the chosen issue and these different cultural perspectives should inforrs the outcome and explanation you produce for your Team Project. Global: relating to the whole world National: related to a particular countryfcommon to a whole country, Locale related to 2 particular community or area. Personal: related to yourselt. Viewpoint: 2 particular attitude, perspective or way of ooking at an issue. Issue: an important topic or problem or discussion or debate. Collaborate: work together with others. Culture: the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of pantcular people or society, ora particular group of people within a society Outcome: the final product following 2 period of cllaboration to achieve the project aim that shows different cultural perspectives Explanation: details about how the outcome meetsthe project zim and shows different cultural perspectives. kz Imagine you are a passengerin..'* (acer that stops at some traffic lights. As you are waiting, | this limousine pulls up at the. "Tights. Weio do you think is int > the limousine? 4 Discussion point Share your ideas from Activity 1.02 with a partner. Chances ore some of their ideas were different ideas to yours: they saw it fom a different perspective. Reflection: Why do you think your partner had a different perspective to you? | tage yout inthe "Wilderness loseyour eestor a couple cf minutes ~seethe = I “wilderness, feel itaround you, smell per es ante down Allthie woids and phrase that expess what you cai poet a ee ee ae Scanned with CamScannermbridge IGCSE and O Level Global Perspectives Discussion point Share you your on spective hom Activity LOBwith a partner whois from a different country 10 Reflection: Imagine ho zine how you might get ferent ists om people rom diferent cultures and outs. Why do you think this wauld be? 7 Different definitions : a ds mean the same thing to everyone. You would be wrong in Koren tion, which is why i's importantto discus things and ensure that you know the Aiferent perspectives on the same thing. ‘Assumption: something thats accepted as we ras certain to happen, | Hete ate thece worl, They are al topiesin hc 1CCSE 0 |, What do they mean to you?" : '' Write down a definition for each of the hey terrns: without proot Discussion point Share your definitions fr Activity 1.04 with a partner. Do they have the same as you? Do you have the same definitions as in the key terms box? CSTTEESSBSES 2 en Globalisation: process by which national and regional economies, societies, and cultures have become integrated through the global network of rade, communication, immigration and transportation. Family: abasic social unit consisting of parents or guardians and their children, considered asa _g70up, whether living together or not. Inequality: the unfair situation in society when some people have more opportunities, money, et. thanothers, Scanned with CamScannerThinking about a global Perspective Agloba! perspective asks you ‘lobe petspective asks youto think beyond yous your amily, your school your meen try or the country where you are living, Issues that are in the news a fen globa ‘e, for example an economic or social issue. ay a Economie: to do with money. Social: todowith people, Ohen, a global issue or problem demands a global solution. It would not be possible to solve the global problem of climate change with a local solution, even though local courses of action might be taken to help towards a global solution. For the problem of climate change, for example, a local course of action might bea poster campaign aimed at businesses, encouraging them to reduce the amount of fossi fuels they are using. Solut Course of actior ‘Ameans of solving 2 problem o: dealing with a difficult situation, t plan or method used for achieving a specific 2im or goal. © Lookat this diamond nine grid [which ranks some of the global | issues that the worlds currently” | facing: The most important one | from this person’s perspective is, unemployment, which is at the top. £ oféqual imoortarice underneath are population growth and disease. The: igsue this person thinks is the least & importantis at the bottom (crime). } Reflection: Do you agree with the priritiesin Activity 1.052 ‘Consider which of these you think willbe the mostimportantforyou over the next twenty years of ‘your life, How might you change the grid (the order of priority, change of issues)? Scanned with CamScannerDr alee ltl Perspectives Discussion point rerspective. Bo you have the same prioniies? Why do you tsa this Sometimes a national o loci perpectve mihi be difetent to the global perspective at other” times, might be the same, depercng on theissue Read the following issue, which facuses on the sé of Fossil fuels. Put the different Perspectives into your own woils sl epi each fo a partner. Thisisa global perspective: oda, we nou that cinaie chong i 9 serious issue ana tt ong of he reasons for this isthe overuse ef fe cut Soon, Thats the reason we wed to consider finding and reat sources of eneray This isa national perspective. The perspectives of @ country’s goverment, howtutr, right te that they connck do nugthing stout climate chant as tis kappening ov.d will continue to happen regardless of Ase, the gpitenneent ay say the country weeds conanicaly devdlaed 05 eher counts wo ba fats for yeas Thisis.alocal perspective: Awnagjive thatthe conaraurity you liven is very globally ware and there is disagreement vith the ational perspective giver above, They tthivde that becouse there is @ lot of wind and sun iv tine area, there raust be alternative ways of generating energy so that fossil fuels are not used for heating aval lighting, 9s they have seem how plated somn of the ig cites ave becovning, andl want to protect their vironment. Scanned with CamScannerives fr youre tapi 8 te tena ' Fee with a alo cal dp | 7 : Perper pet thems Save your own pers " I likely that as you ores, tv reasons forth Thisis ‘The global nature of the crisis is underlined in similar ‘eports from other regions. In south ‘Asia, for example, there have been massive losses of roundwater, which has been pumped up with reckless lack of control over the past decade. About 600 r 2000 sq km area that extends from eastern Pakistan, across the hot dry plains of northern India and into Bangladesh, andthe land is the most intensely gated in the world, Up to 75% Of farmers rely on pumped groundwater to water their crops and water use ig intensifying ~ atthe same time that satelite images shows supplies are shrinking alarmingly. ‘Source: worw.thegucrdion com Scanned with CamScanner“Local - taal city of Sdo Pauto® people tat buch nal Rie Fron South 3, Pian Baath “Wespais Leonard De Vind CY ONeAb, Conners ‘onbouth tani deals pail er pail perceives posible oieaily wc ai ie Aiea area tee livnigie 4 Issues: | Guenisabfvater Peat amounts of inal. he | Scanned with CamScanner