# 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 --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://library.vsa.edu.hk/vsalibrary/research/myp-guides/personal-project/research-atl-skills.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.