Assessing the impact of a guided inquiry unit on Year 5 pupils’ information literacy:

a student case study

Authors

  • Rebecca Scott University College, London

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11645/11.1.2211

Keywords:

assessment, guided inquiry, information literacy, primary education, school libraries

Abstract

A guided inquiryunitwas planned and implemented for Year 5 pupils to develop their information literacy. Using TRAILS, a forced-choice knowledge assessment, two topics were selected for focus during the inquiry:‘identify potential sources’and ‘evaluate sources and information’. The post-inquiry assessment indicated an increase in pupils’ understanding in the ‘evaluate sources and information’ area. However,theuse of TRAILS software had both benefits and limitations as a tool to measure the impact on learning.

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Published

2017-05-06

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2017): Journal of Information Literacy

Section

Student views

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