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Inquiry Basednew
Inquiry Basednew
Inquiry Basednew
How It Looks,
Sounds and Feels
http://www.suhsd.k12.ca.us/suh/---suhionline/inquirybased.htm
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/inquiry/index_sub1.html
Inquiry-based Learning
The inquiry approach is more focused on using
and learning content as a means to develop
information-processing and problem-solving
skills. The system is more student centered, with
the teacher as a facilitator of learning. There is
more emphasis on "how we come to know" and
less on "what we know." Students are more
involved in the construction of knowledge
through active involvement. The more interested
and engaged students are by a subject or project,
the easier it will be for them to construct in-
depth knowledge of it. Learning becomes almost
effortless when something fascinates students
and reflects their interests and goals.
Definitions from Students
n“When you do stuff that is
real.”
n“It is like projects and things
that take a long time.”
n“When kids work in groups or
with partners and make big
things.”
n“It’s fun!”
Five Characteristics
of
Inquiry-Based
Learning
1. Bloom’s Taxonomy
Inquiry-based Learning
asks questions that come
from the higher levels of
Bloom’s Taxonomy.
BLOOM’S TAXONOMY
6. Evaluation: appraise, argue, assess, attach, choose compare, defend
estimate, judge, predict, rate, core, select, support, value, evaluate
handouts
.
2. Asks Questions that Motivate
Inquiry-Based Learning
involves questions
that are interesting and
motivating to students.
3. Utilizes wide variety of resources
Inquiry-based Learning
utilizes a wide variety of
resources so students
can gather information
and form opinions.
Inquiry in the Classroom
4. Teacher as Facilitator
nCooperative Learning
nTeamwork
nExcitement
nPresenting
nMovement
Five Kinds of Questions Need to be
Asked in Inquiry-based Learning
1.Inference Questions
2.Interpretation Questions
3.Transfer Questions
4.Questions about Hypotheses
5.Reflective Questions
nAsk students to go
beyond the
immediately available
information.
nAsk students to look for
clues, examine them and
decide if they have a role
Examples of Inference Questions
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/inquiry/dem
onstration.html
Students Doing Inquiry-based Learning
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/inquiry/index_sub2.html
Students accept an "invitation to
learn" and willingly engage in an
exploration process.