What would you do when you are

faced with a question that you do

not have the answer to?
The NATURE of
INQUIRY
 Inquiry-based Learning

Learning is a way of obtaining

knowledge about your surroundings.
Inquiry is an active learning process
that motivates you to obtain knowledge
or information about people, things,
places, or events.
Inquiry is a problem-solving technique.
 How do you make an inquiry?

Investigate or ask questions.

Collect data, meaning, facts and
information
Apply higher- order thinking skills in
your analysis and interpretation
Engage yourself in many ways of
thinking because inquiry after all is an
active learning process…
 According to Drayton & Falk (2001), the following
are the characteristics of classrooms where teachers
emphasized inquiry-based learning:

1. Inquiry is in the form of authentic (real-

life) problems within the context of the
curriculum and/or community.
2. The inquiry capitalizes on student
curiosity.
3. Data and information are actively used,
interpreted, refined, digested and
discussed.
4. Teachers, students and teacher-librarian
collaborate.
 According to Drayton & Falk (2001), the following
are the characteristics of classrooms where teachers
emphasized inquiry-based learning:

5. Community and society are connected

with the inquiry.
6. The teacher models the behaviors of an
inquirer.
7. The teacher uses the language of inquiry
on an ongoing basis.
8. Students take ownership of their learning.
9. The teacher facilitates the process of
gathering and presenting information.
According to Drayton & Falk (2001), the following are
the characteristics of classrooms where teachers
emphasized inquiry-based learning:

10. The teacher and students use technology to

advance inquiry.
11. The teacher embraces inquiry as both content
and pedagogy.
12. The teacher and students interact more
frequently and more actively than during
traditional teaching.
13. There is an identifiable time for inquiry-based
learning.
Source: Focus on Inquiry: A Teacher’s Guide to Implementing Inquiry-based Learning.
What is in it for me?
 Benefits of Inquiry-based Learning

Elevates interpretative thinking

through graphic skills
Improves student’s learning
abilities
Widens learner’s vocabulary
Facilitates problem-solving acts
Increases social and cultural
awareness
 Benefits of Inquiry-based Learning

Encourages cooperative learning

Provides mastery of procedural
knowledge
Encourages higher-order thinking
skills
Hastens conceptual understanding
 Benefits of Inquiry-based Learning

Educators, businessmen, and other

professionals consider all these benefits
to be crucial to the success of a 21st
century learner like you.
Therefore, understanding the nature of
inquiry will greatly help you decide
which method will guarantee successful
learning in the present world.
DAVID