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Discusses the use of self-evaluation in analyzing a student's research efforts. Importance of self-evaluation; Self-evaluation sequence in the information problem-solving process; Questions for final self-evaluation; Guidelines for designing students' self-evaluation instruments.

The article focuses on the ways in which students can be instructed to find information for their school projects. Getting students to process the facts and other information they find in sources with a higher level of thought will result in a final product that represents the best of what students can offer. It will stretch their intellect and engage them in the learning process. When students add personal value to the results, they take more ownership and pride in their work. Going beyond the facts means that students will have to use higher-level skills to process the information found in sources, instead of just rewriting or copying and pasting those facts into a report or other product. Students can complete group projects concurrently with the individually written paper, using many forms of creative expression resulting in a presentation, performance or production using a variety of technology applications as appropriate. Collaborating across subjects and specialty areas aids students in synthesizing information and adds a grand dimension to learning.

This article offers practical uses of the Big6, the most widely used approach to information problem-solving. For young learners, one of the most difficult stages of the information search process is to locate sources and find the information within each source. Teachers might assume that upper elementary students are able to locate sources, but sometimes students need instruction about how to do this important step. There are several reasons most students cannot achieve this step without extensive assistance. Due to limited time for research and students' undeveloped skill level in locating sources, putting materials on reserve and making links available is a viable alternative to having students locate the resources independently.