Research ATL Skills

ATL Skills

When providing evidence of research ATL skills, consider using the following

• Appropriate use of In-text citations and a works cited/consulted list

• Using SIFT to evaluate sources and guide the research process

• Excerpts from your process journal that document the research process

• Evaluation of research (OPVL)

• Interview notes

• Survey results

• An annotated bibliography

• A series of inquiry questions

Information Literacy

Finding, interpreting, judging and creating information

• Collect, record and verify data

• Access information to be informed and inform others

• Make connections between various sources of information

• Understand the benefits and limitations of personal sensory learning preferences when accessing, processing and recalling information

• Use memory techniques to develop long-term memory

• Present information in a variety of formats and platforms

• Collect and analyse data to identify solutions and make informed decisions

• Process data and report results

• Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on their appropriateness to specific tasks

• Understand and use technology systems

• Use critical-literacy skills to analyse and interpret media communications

• Understand and implement intellectual property rights

• Create references and citations, use footnotes/endnotes and construct a bibliography according to recognized conventions

• Identify primary and secondary sources

Source: MYP: From principles into practice 2014 (Updated August 2022)

Media Literacy

Interacting with media to use and create ideas and information

• Locate, organize, analyse, evaluate, synthesize and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media (including digital social media and online networks)

• Demonstrate awareness of media interpretations of events and ideas (including digital social media)

• Make informed choices about personal viewing experiences

• Understand the impact of media representations and modes of presentation

• Seek a range of perspectives from multiple and varied sources

• Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats

• Compare, contrast and draw connections among (multi)media resources