KWWL

The KWWL chart strategy helps students organize, access, and reflect on learning which increases comprehension and engagement, as well as develop research and presentation skills.

"Teachers and students working in the knowledge explosion - where our language and knowledge base grow exponentially, must learn how to learn, how to access information, and how to evaluation what kinds of information are useful." (http://doc.renlearn.com/KMNet/R004305319GHE642.pdf).

What I **K**now - To activate prior knowledge ask, "What do I know?"

What I **W**ant to Know - To set purpose ask, "What do I want to know?"


 * W**here Do I Look For Information – To devise a research plan ask “What sources should I use to find the information?”

What I **L**earned - To reflect on a new learning ask, "What did I learn?"

Sometimes one more W is added in after the K: This may be helpful if you want the students to look at where they learned the information they know in order to examine if their original sources were reliable.
 * W ** here I learned It - --To acknowledge source ask, "Where did I find the information?"

Example: (jc-schools.net/read6-12/**KWWL**-**Chart**.doc)
 * ** K ** || ** W ** || ** W ** || ** L ** ||
 * ** What I Know ** || ** What I Want to Know ** || ** Where Can I Find What I Want to Know ** || ** What I Learned ** ||
 * Put what you already know here. || Write 2 or 3 questions you have here. || Tell Where you’ll look to find your answers. || Write answers to your questions and important information here. ||

I think the use of this chart or a similar one is very useful in helping students organize their learning and knowledge. It can be used for a variety of subjects and purposes. It can be used individually or as a group before learning about a new topic.

Source: [|KWWL Strategy]

In the business education area, I would use this instructional strategy specifically in Career and Work Education when students are asked to research a career of their choice – what are the qualifications/education needed, where can that education be obtained, what are the job prospects, what is the wage/salary, etc. (Module 16: Exploring Educational and Career Pathways).

Evaluation Tool consistent with the KWWL strategy: A complete KWWL chart can be a product itself for individual student research, or a product or performance assessment such as a report or a presentation.