The academic and scholarly field you are referencing in your first paragraph is referred to as “information literacy“ We’re looking at this and students genera

The academic and scholarly field you are referencing in your first paragraph is referred to as “information literacy“ We’re looking at this and students generally we look for the number of stages that need to be completed: Identification of the need for new information Searching and strategies for finding the needed information. Assessment of the usefulness of the information Evaluation of the credibility of the information Use of the information to progress a project forward Reflection on the process and identification of opportunities for improvement