Starter, Junior and Advanced levels each are designed to match the expertise of your students as they grow from novices to independent scholars. At each level, NoodleTools builds an appropriate advice for identifying, evaluating and citing sources.
For example, when creating a new citation, the student will see a list of source types to choose. Based on their project's level, their options are few to many - see below.
Citations
Starter
Source is a book:
Source is a database:
Junior
Source is a book:
Source is a database:
Advanced
Source is a book:
Source is a database:
Citation forms
After a source is selected, Starter level users are prompted for only basic information; for example, if the source is a Book > Print: Contributor(s), title, publisher, and date. Advanced level users are given the option to add more information, such as edition, series name, and type of book, if applicable.
"Show Me" tutorials
"Show Me" tutorials created for Starter, Junior and Advanced levels are embedded at point of need in NoodleTools (also available as stand-alone modules) to engage students in information literacy and the research process. Each progressive level for elementary through university students are applied accordingly based on the user project's level.