Information maps: Supporting students through Their research and writing processes

Information Maps (imaps) provide a visual description of the sources students have engaged with over the research stages of a project. An imap typically includes information about the sources themselves, where they were found, and how they relate to the topic of interest.

This report discusses ways that students benefited from the use of imaps during their studies, and offers recommendations for supporting the use of imaps to promote students’ research and writing process.

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Information Maps: Supporting Students Through Their Research and Writing Processes (PDF, 2Mb)

Background:

A project, completed in 2009 at Massey University, to explore how imaps can be used to enhance information literacy, reduce plagiarism and enhance feedback on students’ research and writing processes.

Report prepared by Lisa Emerson, Sharon Stevens and John Muirhead.

Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa Good Practice Publication Grants scheme (GPPG)