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//Teaching the Inquiry Process to 21st Century Learners// by Carnesi and DiGiorgio

"The inquiry process is an interactive cycle used to teach research in any content area" (p32). It has many advantages, such as critical thinking, higher-level processing, and "learning a process of gathering evidence to solve problems" (p32).

Inquiry process utilizes cooperative learning, integrated learning, teaching to multiple learning styles, learning experiences for different types of intelligences, and Bloom's taxonomy. Has 6 steps: questioning, planning, collecting and crediting, organizing, synthesizing, communicating, which are aligned with AASL standards. Process is not linear.