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. student progresses, they develop inquiry literacy, and the role of the teacher
changes accordingly. As illustrated by Fig. 2, which ... the adult/coach must focus
on the teaching of researching skills. It is these that will enable students to
compile the knowledge resource base that the team can use as a foundation for
the posing of questions. This is es ..."
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"Ibid., p. 358. Ibid., p. 636. Ibid., p. 347. Ibid. Edith Wharton, Italian Backgrounds (
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905), p. 128. The Valley of Decision, p. 107.
Ibid., p. 105. A Backward Glance, p. 67. Sir Walter Scott, Waverley (London, ..."