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Name: Savannah Smith
2008 Edwin Ellis, All Rights Reserved Published by Makes Sense Strategies, LLC, Northport, AL www.MakesSenseStrategies.com
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InquiryModel
Is about
Ateachingmodelthatisdesignedtogivestudentsexperiencewiththescientificmethod.Thescientificmethodisapatternofthinkingthat
emphasizesaskingquestions,developinghypothesestoanswerthequestions,andtestingthehypotheseswithdata.
TheoreticalFoundation
TheInquiryModelwasinfluenceanddevelopedbythree
importanttheoristsovertheyears:JohnDewey,Piaget,and
Vygotsky.
Assessment
Alternatetestingisimportantwiththismodel
andallowstheteachertogradeprocess
outcomes.
Performanceassessments,systematic
observations,checklists,andratingsarealso
additionalwaysassessmentcanbedoneto
gradetheprocesses.
Planning
1)IdentifytheInquiryquestionorproblemand
specifyyourlearningobjectivesmusthavea
variablethatcanbemanipulatedandthelearning
objectivesaresolvingtheproblemandthecritical
thinkingskillsassociatedwithit.
2)PlanforDatagatheringUsuallycomesfromyour
students,somemayneedaconsiderableamountof
guidance.
Implementing
Phase1:IdentifyQuestionTeacherorstudentwillidentifya
questionthatstudentswillattempttoanswer.
Phase2:GenerateHypothesesStudentsgeneratehypothesesto
attempttoanswerthequestion.
Phase3:GatherandDisplayDataGatherdatathatisrelatedtothe
hypothesessothattheycantesttheyhypotheses,mustcontain
controlledvariables.
Phase4:AssessHypothesesandGeneralizeTeacherguidesa
discussionoftheresultsandhowmuchtheysupportthehypotheses
andstudentsgeneralizeonresultsbasedontheassessments.
Motivation
Authenticationtaskrequiresunderstandingthatcan
beusedoutsideoftheclassroom,whichmotivates
studentsbecausetheywilluseitsomewhereelse.
Involvement&AutonomyMotivationincreases
whenstudentshaveachoice,whentheyareableto
choosetheirownroutessuchasproblemstochoose,
hypothesestogenerate,howtoinvestigate,and
report.
Thismodelisveryimportantwhenitcomestostudentslearningtheprocessesandtounderstandagreatwayforstudentstodevelopthe
criticalthinkingskillsinordertoaccomplishthesetasks.