12th March, 2009
Supporting evidence
Inquiry-based research trains kids to think beyond prescribed answers to come up with analytical answers to questions. (Irrefutable Evidence : How to prove you boost student achievement
By Ross J. Todd -- School Library Journal, 4/1/2003
"It takes students out of the predigested format of the textbook and rote memorization into the process of learning from a variety of sources to construct their own understandings," says Carol Kuhlthau, professor of library and information science at Rutgers University and the author of Teaching the Library Research Process: A Step-by-Step Program for Secondary School Students (Center for Applied Research, 1985). Kuhlthau recommends giving assignments that avoid simple yes or no answers. Get kids to examine their existing knowledge and determine what additional information they need to learn. And get them to explore inconsistencies in their current knowledge and expectations and to formulate questions that will help them develop their own theses. These student appraisals will guide classroom teachers and librarians in the planning, implementation, and assessment of future assignments.
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