DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CONFIRMATION, STRUCTURED, GUIDED AND OPEN INQUIRY APPROACH
(TOPIC: FRACTION) – GROUP 3 ROOM 2
Level of Inquiry Confirmation Question/Task
Definition
Students confirm knowledge
of specific fractions through
teacher-led activities.
Character
Confirmatory, teacher-
centered
Question/Task
Closed-ended questions/tasks
focused on identifying specific
fractions, provided by the
teacher.
Method of
Limited exploration to confirm
Exploration or
knowledge of specific
Investigation
fractions, often with teacher
demonstrations.
Aim of the
Confirm understanding of
Inquiry
specific fractions: one over
two, one over four, two over
four, and three over four.
Examples of
- Identifying and shading one
Inquiry-based
over two, one over four, two
Learning over four, and three over four
Activities on provided worksheets.
Structured
Students follow a structured
approach with clear teacher
guidance to learn about
fractions.
Controlled, teacher-guided
Tasks with predefined steps or
procedures for identifying
fractions, with teacher
guidance.
Following predefined fraction
identification activities with
teacher support.
Develop knowledge and skills
to identify specific fractions as
per the teacher's instructions.
- Completing fraction
identification worksheets with
clear instructions and teacher
guidance.
Guided Goal / Open
Students explore fractions Students independently investigate
with teacher support and fractions with minimal teacher
structure. direction.
Semi-structured, teacher-
Open-ended, student-driven
facilitated
Guiding questions that lead
Open-ended exploration and
students to explore and
identification of fractions, initiated
identify fractions, provided
by student curiosity.
by the teacher.
Systematic exploration within
Broad exploration and identification
a structured fraction
of fractions with minimal teacher
identification framework,
intervention.
with teacher assistance.
Foster a deeper
Encourage curiosity and creative
understanding of fraction
thinking in identifying fractions and
identification within provided
understanding their relationships.
guidelines.
- Answering guiding - Exploring various objects and
questions and practicing scenarios to identify fractions
fraction identification with independently and discussing
teacher-provided resources. findings with peers.