Core Idea:
Research is an iterative process of asking questions, exploring answers, and generating new questions. It evolves through curiosity, complexity, and critical thinking, and applies to academic, personal, and societal contexts.
Key Knowledge Practices
Learners should:
- Formulate questions based on gaps or conflicting information.
- Define the scope of their investigation.
- Break down complex questions into manageable parts.
- Use appropriate research methods and tools.
- Monitor and assess information for gaps or weaknesses.
- Organize, synthesize, and draw evidence-based conclusions.
Dispositions
Learners are encouraged to:
- Embrace research as open-ended exploration.
- Value intellectual curiosity and diverse methods.
- Stay adaptable and persistent, even in ambiguity.
- Seek multiple perspectives and appropriate help.
- Follow ethical and legal research practices.
- Practice intellectual humility.
Association of College & Research Libraries. (n.d.). Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/ilframework.
