SELF REFLECTION ON INQUIRY

Name: ____________________________________________

Date: _____________________________________________

My Inquiry: ________________________________________

This is the way I learn
Check the following statements that most reflect how you learned in the past inquiry.

  • I need to talk to others about my ideas.
  • I need to have some quiet time alone.
  • I need some time to think before I write anything down.
  • It helps me to draw or chart my ideas.
  • I need some help getting going.
  • I need to move around.

Give specific examples of the statement(s) here. When did you do this and how did it help you?

 

 

My inquiry tools
Complete the sentence

Writing in my inquiry journal helped me to ________________________________.
My inquiry chart was most useful to me when _____________________________.
My inquiry log was useful because _____________________________________.
My inquiry circle helped me to _________________________________________.


My inquiry process:
This was easy for me:

Because __________________________________.

 

 
This was hard for me:

Because __________________________________.

 

 

Something I will do
differently next time
is _______________.

 

 Because __________________________________.


SELF REFLECTION - INQUIRY TOOLS
Focus on Inquiry Tools for Learning

Inquiry Tools:
Choose the top two tools that helped you the most in this inquiry. Complete the sentence stem to explain how it helped you. Write your reflections in the boxes below.

Writing in my inquiry journal helped me to _______________________________.
The inquiry chart was most useful to me when ____________________________.
My inquiry log was useful because ____________________________________.
The inquiry circles helped me to ______________________________________.
The inquiry community was helpful to me because/when ____________________.
Inquiry presentations were useful because _______________________________.

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From Guided Inquiry Design:  A Framework for Inquiry in Your School by Carol C. Kuhlthau, Leslie K. Maniotes, and Ann K. Caspari.  Santa Barbara, CA:  Libraries
Unlimited. Pages 159-160. Copyright  © 2012.