Inquiry and 21st-Century Learning

Over the last eight years, the primary focus in schools has been on passing standardized tests based on a core curriculum. The emphasis on learning content is in direct contrast to the world outside the school walls where the technological capability to provide access to content, i.e., information a...

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Published inSchool Library Media Activities Monthly Vol. 25; no. 9; pp. 49 - 51
Main Author Pappas, Marjorie L
Format Journal Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore Libraries Unlimited 01.05.2009
Libraries Unlimited, Inc
Subjects
21st Century Skills
Alignment (Education)
Cognitive Development
Core Curriculum
Critical thinking
Health education
Information literacy
Information retrieval
Inquiry
Instructional Design
Instructional Innovation
Learning Processes
Lesson Plans
Memorization
No Child Left Behind Act 2001-US
Problem solving
Rote Learning
School libraries
Social interaction
Standardized Tests
Teaching Methods
Thinking Skills
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Summary:Over the last eight years, the primary focus in schools has been on passing standardized tests based on a core curriculum. The emphasis on learning content is in direct contrast to the world outside the school walls where the technological capability to provide access to content, i.e., information at lightning speed, already exists. In fact, information is so prevalent that information overload is common. This article discusses how to bridge the gap between learning focused on rote memorization and the 21st Century Skills advocated by the Partnership for 21st-Century Skills (2004) and the "Standards for the 21st-Century Learner" (2007) and suggests applying inquiry as a bridging strategy. (Contains 9 online resources.)
ISSN:0889-9371