Sunday, November 14, 2010

Can you see the endings?

A+ education

I am thinking of searching on A+ education today. I started my search using different search terms. The results were:

"information literacy" -649 results

"information literacy" "primary" OR "elementary"- 2372 results

"information literacy" AND" science" AND OR NOT "renewable energy" - 101 hits

"guided inquiry" OR "inquiry based learning" AND "elementary schools"- 36 hits

"inquiry based learning" AND "science classes"- 2 results

"guided inquiry" OR information inquiry" AND "science"- 87 results

Information Search Process Model :

These researches led me to experience the same stages of Kuhlathau's model of guided inquiry process. 

 

At the time of initiation of  Unit 'Information Learning Nexus" I was not sure about what the information literacy concepts were.I really stuck with some problems in my research and learning. this was my uncertainty and confused stage  where I struggled to find out more relevant information on topic. 
Then I had a time where I experienced selection of appropriate  articles from a wide variety of resources on the topic according to the assignment  criteria.The  first article I found useful was:

"The Theory and Research Basis for Guided Inquiry in learning in the 21st century, : Kuhlthau, Carol C. ; Maniotes, Leslie K. & Caspari, Ann K. (2007).

The search went on  through further reading and web searches where  my exploration stage became active. In this stage, I had to go through a  most confused stage as I had satisfy some questions on which information will be important to me , what will be the format of presenting ideas, my status of inquiry according to the requirements etc.