Archive for February 14th, 2008
Open and Closed Questions
Another way to introduce students to the idea of complexity in the research process is through open and closed questions. In Second-hand Knowledge: An Inquiry into Cognitive Authority, Patrick Wilson describes closed questions as matters which (for now) have been settled beyond practical doubt and open questions as questions on which doubt remains. I suggest [...]
Posted: 14 February, 2008 in Authority, Information Literacy, Simplicity vs. Complexity.
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