Guided inquiry : learning in the 21st century

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Where to find it

Information & Library Science Library

Call Number
LB1060 .K84 2015
Status
Available

Summary

This dynamic approach to an exciting form of teaching and learning will inspire students to gain insights and complex thinking skills from the school library, their community, and the wider world.

Guided inquiry is a way of thinking, learning, and teaching that changes the culture of a school into a collaborative inquiry community. Global interconnectedness calls for new skills, new knowledge, and new ways of learning to prepare students with the abilities and competencies they need to meet the challenges of a changing world. The challenge for the information-age school is to educate students for living and working in this information-rich technological environment.

At the core of being educated today is knowing how to learn and innovate from a variety of sources. Through guided inquiry, students see school learning and real life meshed in meaningful ways. They develop higher order thinking and strategies for seeking meaning, creating, and innovating. Today's schools are challenged to develop student talent, coupling the rich resources of the school library with those of the community and wider world. How well are you preparing your students to draw on the knowledge and wisdom of the past while using today's technology to advance new discoveries in the future? This book is the introduction to guided inquiry. It is the place to begin to consider and plan how to develop an inquiry learning program for your students.

Contents

  • Illustrations p. ix
  • Preface p. xi
  • Introduction p. xiii
  • Part I Theory, Research, and Design Framework p. 1
  • Chapter 1 Guided Inquiry: What Is It, Why Now, What's New? p. 3
  • Chapter 2 Constructivist Approach to Learning p. 15
  • Chapter 3 Third Space: Connecting to the Students' World p. 25
  • Chapter 4 The Research Base: Information Search Process (ISP) p. 41
  • Chapter 5 Guided Inquiry Design Framework p. 53
  • Part II Information Literacy: A Concepts Approach p. 61
  • Chapter 6 Information Literacy p. 63
  • Chapter 7 Information Literacy Curriculum p. 73
  • Part III Teaching and Learning p. 97
  • Chapter 8 Resources for a Rich Learning Environment p. 99
  • Chapter 9 The Guided Inquiry Team p. 117
  • Chapter 10 Interventions p. 133
  • Chapter 11 Assessing and Evaluating p. 149
  • Chapter 12 Five Kinds of Learning p. 163
  • Chapter 13 Meeting Content Standards p. 179
  • Chapter 14 Assessment of Five Kinds of Learning p. 195
  • Chapter 15 Getting Started and Sustaining Change p. 211
  • Appendix A Progression and Development of Kuhlthau's Information Search Process, 2000-2015 p. 221
  • Appendix B Progression and Development of Kuhlthau's Information Search Process, 1985-1989 p. 223
  • Appendix C Progression and Development of Kuhlthau's Information Search Process, 1990-1999 p. 225
  • Appendix D Study Guide and Journal p. 227
  • References p. 237
  • Index p. 245

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