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This action research study describes how teaching an information literacy model affects the information behavior of sixth-grade students.  The theoretical framework that supported this study was Carol Kuhlthau’s Information Search Process or ISP (1989).  This study used a sequential mixed-methods design to examine the following questions: “How will teaching the Simple Four information literacy model (Alewine, 2006) to sixth-grade students affect their information seeking behavior?” The study also explored the effects the model had on students’ affective behavior through the second research question: “How will teaching the Simple Four information literacy model (Alewine, 2006) to sixth-grade students affect their …