Questionnaire #1:
1. Take some time to think about the topic. Now write what you know about it.
My topic is information literacy and inquiry based learning.
I beleive that inquiry learning is a method of learning which requires students to ask questions about a topic either prescribed or self-initiated, research and gather relevant information and evaluate, publish and share their learnings with peers and the teacher. As a teacher in BCE primary school, I use the following as a basis for my understanding of inquiry based learning. This explanation has been taken from the KWeb site.
Inquiry based learning is characterised by a pedagogy that allows learning to take place through students asking questions, investigating, developing understandings, making connections, collaborating and reflecting on learnings.
There are different types of inquiry, ranging from very structured, to guided and open inquiries. As both teacher and students become more confident with this pedagogoy, it allows for student initiated inquiries which develop within a framework of gradual release of responsibility.
Based on my previous studies, I believe that information literacy is the ability to access, retrieve, evaluate and then utilise information. The following statement on information literacy is taken from ASLA.Information literacy is a critical life skill in today’s information-oriented society. It means knowing when a book may be more helpful than a computer. It means knowing how to find, evaluate and use information from a variety of sources. It means knowing what questions to ask. Is the information complete? Accurate? Is someone trying to sell me something? Good decisions depend on quality information.
2. How interested are you in this topic?
Quite a bit.
3. How much do you know about this topic?
Quite a bit.
4. When you do research, what do you find easy to do?
Writing.
5. When you do research, what do you generally find difficult to do?
Getting started.
Finding and selecting relavent information.
Referencing.
