Read for Information

Overview

Framework:
RQF
Level:
Level 2
Unit No:
K/505/6324
Credits:
3
Guided learning hours:
30 hours

Assessment Guidance

This unit maps to the Adult Literacy Core Curriculum in the following areas: Rt/L2.5; Rt/L2.6; Rt/L2.8; Rw/L2.1; Rw/L2.3; Rw/L2.2.

Aim

In this unit, learners will learn how to read and obtain information of varying length and detail from different sources and to use resources to support understanding.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.

Be able to obtain and use information from a range of sources.

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1
    Use organisational features to locate information.
  • 1.2
    Compare and evaluate information from different sources in order to select information for own use.
  • 1.3
    Summarise information from longer documents.
  • 1.4
    Recognise the meaning of specialist or technical vocabulary.
  • 1.5
    Use knowledge of vocabulary to aid understanding.
  • 1.6
    Use different strategies to obtain information, including skimming scanning and detailed reading.
2.

Be able to use reference material.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1
    Use reference material to find out unfamiliar terminology.
  • 2.2
    Use reference material to research a topic or issue.