What is Synthesizing Information

my answer:
The model uses higher order thinking skills, critical thinking (analyzing, evaluating, organizing, synthesizing). Class stays awake, attentive while using higher order thinking skills.
The model requires no teaching or lecturing, just directing and guiding teams and individuals.
A variety of learning styles, including kinesthetic, visual, and verbal, is featured. Students can explore learning styles that "boost" their predominate learning style.
Students use and evaluate information from different sources (statistics, scholarly journals, reference books, Internet), "try them out," and get a sense of their content.
Students become aware of useful library information resources, and compare these to "The Web."
Using handouts instead of actual library materials assures everyone is on the same page, has the same input of information (control). Differing interpretations (highlighting, clustering, naming, sequence