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A brief description of the thinking process that the International School of Tianjin (IST) went through as they shaped their inquiry cycle model.
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An Inquiry Cycle Journey2007-present
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FoundationKuhlthau, Carol Collier. "Information Search Process." Rutgers School of Information and Communication. Accessed April 19, 2012. Last modified January 2012. http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~kuhlthau/information_search_process.htm.
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Some Inquiry Models Considered
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Stripling, Barbara K. 2003. “Inquiry-Based Learning.” Curriculum Connections through the Library, Barbara K. Stripling and Sandra Hughes-Hassell, eds. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 3-39.
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Branch, Jennifer, and Dianne Oberg. 2005 “Focus on Inquiry.” IASL. <education.alberta.ca/media/313361/focusoninquiry.pdf> (accessed July 26,2008)..
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IST 2009 IterationFriday, April 20, 2012
What do I know about the topic?How do I know it?What experiences do I have with this topic?What do I want to know?What ideas am I interested in?What are my questions?
What am I feeling?
TUNING IN
Reflecting on Personal Understandings
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Where might I go to find out more information?What resources might I use?What keywords could I use in my searches?Where can I find different points of view on this?What can I do to learn more?What are my questions?How do I know if my resources are good?
What am I feeling at this phase?Is there anything I can do about the way I feel to be more successful?
FINDING OUT
Reflecting on Personal Understandings
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How can I sort the information I have found?What information helps answers my questions or the questions of others?What keywords help me make sense of the information I found?Do I need to find out more information?How is it connected to what I know?What are my questions now?How have they changed?What changes do I need to make to my inquiry?How are my ideas changing?
What am I feeling about my inquiry at this phase?
SORTING OUT
Reflecting on Personal Understandings
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What information do I wish to share?Who will be my audience?Are all my questions answered?Have I considered the different points of view on this topic?Have I found enough information?How can I plan to show the connections I have made?How do I want to show I have learned?
What am I feeling about showing what I have learned?
GOING FURTHER
Reflecting on Personal Understandings
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What do I now understand about the central idea?Have I shared what I have learned with others effectively?Did I answer all my questions?What am I going to do now with what I have learned?What would I do differently?
How do I feel about the way I shared my learning?How do I feel about what others thought?
MAKING CONCLUSIONS
Reflecting on Personal Understandings
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How can what I have learned help me in my learning/life or help others?How can I improve my learning?How did I learn best?How am I going to take action to improve my learning?How am I going to use what I learned to take action and make a difference?How will my action/s affect others?What was the highlight of this inquiry?
How have my feelings changed throughout this inquiry process?From what I have learned what do I feel most passionate about?
TAKING ACTION
Reflecting on Personal Understandings
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Further reading on the description of the journey:
Gourley, Beth. "Inquiry: The Road Less Traveled." Knowledge Quest 37, no. 1 (September-October 2008): 18-23.
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