techniques in selecting and organizing information

brain storming

• alex f. osborn — father pf brainstorming

• to produce a list of ideas thatt could be used later in problem solving or other creative processes

• writing down topics from different sources

Osborn’s general rule in brainstorming

• no criticism

• welcome unusual ideas

• quantity wanted or quantity over quality

• combine and improve ideas

methods in brain storming

• listing

• idea map

• free writing

• cubing

• researching

graphic organizers

aka knowledge map, concept map, story map, etc

uses visual symbols to express knowledge, concepts, thoughts, or ideas

visual representation of ideas

types of graphic organizers

• conceptual

• cyclical

• sequential

• hierarchal

18 different types of graphic organizers

1. fishbone

2. spider-map

3. t-chart

4. venn diagram

5. compare and contrast

6. PMI

7. continuum scale

8. ranking

9. cycle

10. bridging snapshots

11. KWLH chart

12. synectics

13. cerebral chart

14. the web

15. hypothesis matrix

16. Questions

17. problem/solution outline

18. human interaction timeline

Outlining

• writing down elements of a concept

• gives overview of what to write

• helps generate ideas and organize them logically

• tool for generating ideas

Coordination

• ideas should be labelled the same way if they have the same significance

division

• no cluster should contain only one subtopic and divisions (at least 2)

parallel construction

• is youre using phrases, only use that. If youre using sentences only use that

sentence outline

• uses sentences and citations

• same as previous but more complex lang