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The I-Search is one type of inquiry-based research process frequently used in middle and high school classrooms. The term "I-Search" was coined by Ken Macrorie in his book The I-Search Paper (Heinemann, 1988). The overall goal of the I-Search is to actively engage students in the research process as they pursue questions of importance that they care about. In Ken Macrorie's words, through the I-Search a student can satisfy "a genuine itch" that needs to be scratched "until you've quieted it." Sometimes an individual teacher engages students in the I-Search, while other times a unit is carried out by an interdisciplinary team. This section focuses on a version of the I-Search Curriculum Unit developed by Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC). After developing and testing a unit with four phases of instruction, EDC helped schools across the country to design, implement, and evaluate I-Search units. In addition, within the ScienceQuest Project, EDC translated the basic process into a curriculum for after-school programs. To find out more, use the navigation menu to the left or follow the links below:
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