Student Information Scientist

Information science is an emerging and complex discipline.

Is application to K-12 school settings useful, meaningful, and appropriate? Yes, although student activities, processes and products will need to be scaled to meet student abilities, needs and interests.

In this section, explore the roles of an information scientist. Also, trace how students move from novice to expert.

Read each of the following pages in this section of the website.

• Student Inquirers
  • Professional Information Scientists
  • Expert vs Novice Information Scientists
  • Student Information Scientists
    • Annie's Inquiries: primary, intermediate, middle, high school
    • Danny's Inquiries: elementary, junior high, senior high, college
• Understanding Learners
  • Brain-based (Compatible) Learning
  • Constructivism
  • Creative and Inventive Thinking
  • Critical Thinking
  • Gender
  • Meaningfulness
  • Metacognition
  • Motivation
  • Multiple Intelligences
  • Self-Regulation
• Trace Student Maturation By Topic
  • Audience Analysis
  • Authority
  • Classics
  • Experts
  • Future Applications
  • Journal Your Research Experience
  • Linking Evidence
  • Key Terms and Strategies
  • Original Data
  • Question Evolution
  • Rating Resources
  • Useful Patterns

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