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Hannah Love LSIS 5645 Core Assessment IV. Guided inquiry: gateway to information literacy . Outlining Guided Inquiry and Information Literacy. Why is information literacy necessary?. To fulfill the goals of education by preparing students for The workplace - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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GUIDED INQUIRY: GATEWAY TO INFORMATION
LITERACY Hannah Love
LSIS 5645Core Assessment IV
Outlining Guided Inquiry and Information Literacy
Why is information literacy necessary? To fulfill the goals of education by preparing
students forThe workplace
○ Information technology affects the nature of work and our ability to innovate and participate in the global economy
Citizenship○ Information technology changes our understanding of
communityDaily life
○ Information technology affects the way we interact with people and information which influences our sense of self and sense of purpose
What is Guided Inquiry?Guided Inquiry is not… Guided Inquiry…Preparation solely for the test Preparation for lifelong learning
An add on subject Integrated into content areas
Isolated information skills Transferable information concepts
Relying on one textbook Using a variety of sources
Finding answers to a prescribed question Involving students in every stage of the learning from planning to the final product
Curriculum without meaning to students Curriculum connected to student’s world
Individual students working exclusively on solitary tasks
A community of learners working together
Solely teacher directed Students and teachers collaborating
Over emphasis on the end product Emphasis on the process and product
Research/Theoretical Basis Constructivist approach to learning
John Dewey- “learning by doing” Information Search Process
Carol Kuhlthau Deep understanding
Louise Limberg Intervention
Vygotsky
Role of Guided Inquiry To integrate the development of
information literacy into the current school curriculum
By outlining methods for teaching research to students of all ages and abilities
Information Literacy Standards Upheld by Guided Inquiry Information Power (2008)
Students who are information literate: ○ Standard 1: access information efficiently and
effectively○ Standard 2: evaluate information critically and
competently ○ Standard 3: use information accurately and
creatively
Information Literacy Concepts Taught by Guided Inquiry
Information Literacy Concepts
Locate • Library is a lab for information literacy• Trails and paths-browsing, monitoring, chaining,
differentiating, extracting• Types of searches-preliminary, exploratory,
comprehensive, summary
Evaluate • Evaluating resources for reading, viewing, listening and experiencing
• Structure gives clues for evaluating resources• Five characteristics for evaluating resources-expertise,
accuracy, currency, perspective, quality
Use • Determining importance, relevance and pertinence• Forming a focus• Deciding what is enough• Managing inquiry-taking notes and recording
references• Interpreting facts and organizing ideas• Sharing with a community of learners
Putting it into practice
Beyond the definitions:
Benefits for Students •Develop social, language, and reading skill•Construct their own meaning•Gain independence in research and learning•High level of motivation and engagement•Learn strategies and skills transferable to other inquiry projects
Benefits for Teachers
•Share responsibility in the instructional team•Share expertise of the team members•Teach content and information skills simultaneously•Brainstorm and plan with more creativity•Enhancement of content areas of the curriculum
Benefits for Librarians
•Involved in meaningful learning with students•Shared responsibility with instructional team•Library becomes an active learning environment•Information literacy taught in context•Increased level of professional contribution
Benefits for Administrators •Fosters systemic change to improve learning•Promotes constructivist approach to learning•Achieves multiple curricular goals•Fosters collaborative climate for team instruction•Changes school to meet needs of 21st century workplace
Benefits for Parents
•Places responsibility with educators•Fairer for all students•Takes away burden of teaching research•Observe their children becoming independent learners•Makes school more interesting and relevant
Who benefits?
Five Kinds of Learning in the Inquiry Process
Curriculum Contentgaining knowledge, interpreting, and synthesizing
Information Literacy locating, evaluating, and using information
Learning How to Learn
initiating, selecting, exploring, focusing, collecting, presenting, and reflecting
Literacy Competence reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing
Social Skills cooperating, collaborating, flexibility, and persistence
Educational Benefits
What? Who? How? When?
Core Team
Librarian, Subject Area Teacher +1
+1 = content area or classroom teacherlearning specialist: literacy, gifted, LD resourcetechnology
Flexible depending on•Unit/curricular need•Students’ interest•Learning needs
Focus on five kinds of learning
Assess all levels of learning
From beginning of planning (conception) to end reflection (completion)
Extended TeamExperts on learning
Experts on content
Assist with literacy needs, learning needs and differentiationMuseum, local /community, wider community—Internet based, university
Dipping in and out as needed throughout the inquiry
Flexible Teams
Six Principles of Guided InquirySix Principles
Children learn by being actively engaged in and reflecting on an experience.
Children learn by building on what they already know.
Children develop higher-order thinking through guidance at critical points in the learning process.
Children have different ways and modes of learning.
Children learn through social interactions with others.
Children learn through instruction and experience in accord with their cognitive development.
Basic Inquiry AbilitiesAbility Task
Recall Remember what stands out in your mind.
Summarize Select ideas and place them in meaningful sequence.
Paraphrase Tell it in your own words.
Extend Form new understandings and raise new questions.
Strategies for Inquiry LearningThe Six C’s
Collaborate Work jointly with others.
Converse Talk about ideas for clarity and further questions.
Continue Develop understanding over a period of time.
Choose Select what is interesting and pertinent.
Chart Visualize ideas using pictures, timelines, and graphic organizers.
Compose Write all the way along, not just at the end; keep journals
Conclusion Information literacy is a crucial skill for
thriving in the Information Age of the 21st century.
Guided Inquiry puts information literacy standards into practice by giving school faculty a holistic method for teaching curriculum, information literacy and social skills.
Reference: Kuhlthau, C. C., Caspari, A. K., &
Maniotes, L. K. (2007). Guided inquiry, learning in the 21st century. Westpot, CT: Libraries Unltd Inc.