INQUIRY LEARNING AND INFORMATION LITERACY
INQUIRY LEARNING MODEL
- DEFINE – the purpose of the inquiry
TEMPLATES
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE MAP – brainstorm thoroughly,sort into categories
WHAT I NEED TO KNOW- teacher directed, sort into possible questions
MY FOCUS QUESTIONS (3-5) Teacher directed
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Guide- Who What Where why how
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WHAT ARE THE STEPS I SHOULD TAKE TO COMPLETE THIS RESEARCH
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Topic...........................................................................................................
Firstly I will.....................................................................................................
Then I will......................................................................................................
After this I will................................................................................................
Next I will.........................................................................................................
Finally I will...............................................................................................................
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Due date
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LOCATE - FINDING THE INFORMATION- tick the most suitable
- Non-Fiction books – use catalogue
- Fiction books- use catalogue
- World book encyclopedia-Reference section
- Atlas-Reference section
- Dictionary –reference section
- Vertical file (newspaper articles)
INTERNET
- Epic ( Databases for many subjects – full text articles,encyclopedia Britannica,biographies images -see end of Page)
- INNZ( journal articles from New Zealand publications)
- Matapihi –www.matapihi.org.nz - images of collections from NZ libraries and the Art Gallery
- Papers Past-selection of pages from past news.
www.paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
- Timeframes – heritage images of New Zealand’s cultural and natural history.
www.timeframes.natlib.govt.nz
- Te Puna Directory – selected NZ and Pacific Island websites,including online journals, magazines and newspapers. Gives information on lifestyles in NZ and pacific islands. www.webdirectory.natlib.govt.nz
- Manyanswers.co.nz
- www.nzhistory.net.nz
- www.teara.govt.nz- encyclopedia of New Zealand
- www.dnzb.govt.nz - Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
- www.nzlive.com - New Zealand culture and events online
- Wikipedia
- Google
PEOPLE - parents/caregivers/neighbours/teachers and organizations
EPIC DATABASE
www.tki.org.nz/e/tki/gateway/
Choose EPIC
Log in to: Subject databases(right of screen): User name: wstspringscoll
Password: 22springs
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LIST OF RESOURCES – this will be useful for your bibliography. Record all resources and evaluate each one.
5- Excellent value......................................0 (no value)
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Author/website/vol.no.
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Title
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Chapter/pages
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Value: 5......0
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SELECT AND PROCESS – I need to read the information to see how relevant it is and how well it answers the focus questions. REMEMBER TOPIC AND FOCUS QUESTIONS. DON’T READ EVERY WORD
- SKIM and SCAN - your teacher will practice this skill in class
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RESEARCH NOTES – relevant facts, ideas, dates, people, places, opinions etc
Focus Question.................................................................
Write notes as bullet points
Focus question.......................................................................
Notes
Focus question.........................................................................
Notes
Focus question.............................................................................
Notes
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notes
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ORGANISE YOUR INFORMATION - collect all information
- check your topic and focus questions AGAIN
- have you completed all tasks??
- Plan your presentation – poster, booklet, powerpoint
CREATE AND PRESENT
WRITE paragraphs using the rules
- Word process all writing
- Check accuracy of graphs, tables, diagrams
- Provide captions for pictures
- Go through check list
- Write a bibliography – see Library on Intranet
EVALUATE – how have you managed your research. Answer the following questions.
The part I found easy was
Because
The part that was challenging was
Because
What skill did you learn or improve on(skim/scan, writing questions, reading/recording information, writing answers, etc)
Did you complete all tasks, give reasons
What can you do better when conducting Research