Reflective Questionnaire 1

T1.Take some time to think about inquiry learning and information literacy. Now write down what you know about it.

·         systematic investigation into a question, issue, problem or idea

·         can be directed, guided, project based, problem based, discovery, open ended, total student

·         teacher’s role is tutor, coach, facilitator, model

·         steps involve tuning in, plan project, design project, action and reflection

2. How interested are you in this topic?  Check one box that best matches your interest.

Not at all ☐    not much ☐    quite a bit ☐    a great deal ☑

3. How much do you know about this topic?  Check one box that best matches how much you know.

Nothing ☐     not much ☑    quite a bit ☑    a great deal ☐

Somewhere in between

4. When you do research, what do you generally find easy to do? Please list as many things as you like.

·         Brainstorming

·         Defining task

·         Locating information

·         Organising information

5.  When you do research, what do you generally find difficult to do? Please list as many things as you like.

·         Selecting appropriate key words

·         Effective, systematic location of information

 Questions: 

 1. How do we adapt from the paradigm "This is what we need to know" to the paradigm of "responsible, adaptable and skilled learners"? - i.e. from recipients to participants.

2. What are the requirements of inquiry learning?

  

When reflecting about Inquiry Learning and its application to this unit,  Kulthau’s ‘Model of the Information Search Process’ is very much in the forefront of my thoughts/feelings. I feel very uncertain about the whole process which is leading to inaction. The uncertainty of what to choose, how to go about doing it and the expectations involved are all playing on my mind.