Indicazioni in questo senso vengono fornite da Eisenberg e Berkowitz che hanno elaborato un metodo di insegnamento di abilitą relative all'uso dell'informazione http://www.big6.com/ "The Big6 is an information literacy model. Some people call it a metacognitive scaffold, or an information problem solving strategy. When you apply these stages, you have an essential framework to approach any information-based question". Le abilitą sono:
1. Task Definition (abilitą di definizione di un problema)
1.1 Define the information problem
1.2 Identify information needed
2. Information Seeking Strategies (strategie di ricerca)
2.1 Determine all possible sources
2.2 Select the best sources
3. Location and Access (abilitą di individuazione e accesso)
3.1 Locate sources (intellectually and physically)
3.2 Find information within sources
4. Use of Information (abilitą di uso dellinformazione)
4.1 Engage (e.g., read, hear, view, touch)
4.2 Extract relevant information
5. Synthesis (sintesi)
5.1 Organize from multiple sources
5.2 Present the information
6. Evaluation ( abilitą relative alla valutazione)
6.1 Judge the product (effectiveness)
6.2 Judge the process (efficiency) "