Open AccessAn Inquiry-Based Approach to Library Instruction
Author(s) -
David Wray
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
school libraries worldwide
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2816-3788
pISSN - 1023-9391
DOI - 10.29173/slw6970
Subject(s) - variety (cybernetics) , inquiry based learning , reading (process) , mathematics education , pedagogy , focus (optics) , school library , information literacy , work (physics) , computer science , sociology , psychology , library science , linguistics , engineering , mechanical engineering , philosophy , physics , artificial intelligence , optics
The work described in this article was founded on a philosophy that foregrounds the importance of students developing own inquiry questions as an essential precursor to learning the complete skills of accessing, reading, and writing information texts. In the article, I outline how such an inquiry question was used to focus the work of 6-year old students, involving them in the use and development of a variety of library resources and study skills.