Inquiry-based learning Inquiry-based learning (also enquiry-based learning in British English)[1] starts by posing questions, problems or scenarios—rather than simply presenting established facts or portraying a smooth path to knowledge. The process is often assisted by a facilitator. Inquirers will identify and research issues and questions to develop their knowledge or solutions. Inquiry-based learning includes problem-based learning, and is generally used in small scale investigations and projects, as well as research.[2] History[edit] In the 1960s Joseph Schwab called for inquiry to be divided into four distinct levels.[10] This was later formalized by Marshall Herron in 1971, who developed the Herron Scale to evaluate the amount of inquiry within a particular lab exercise.[11] Since then, there have been a number of revisions proposed and inquiry can take various forms. Characteristics of Inquiry-Based Learning[edit] Specific learning processes that people engage in during inquiry-learning include:[13] 1.
Teachers Telling Tales | History Today Richard Kennett calls on his fellow history teachers to embrace narrative. There is no better way to inspire the historians of the future. The Bayeux Tapestry is both a rich source and a riveting account of the events of 1066If you have read anything about the proposed new English and Welsh history curriculum you will have noticed that, according to politicians, academics and journalists, school history teachers do not teach facts. We avoid knowledge as if it were the plague. Dates, names and statistics repulse us. All we do is teach – and critics utter the next word as if it were an obscenity – ‘skills’. Yet all this is far from the truth. However, in my experience the one thing that history teachers – and I point my finger at the secondary sector – are scared of is storytelling and this seems a deep shame. History is the story of the past. Yet narrative at school is often a dirty word. Primarily it can have a huge effect on engagement.
What is Inquiry-based Learning? We learn best when we are at the center of our own learning. Inquiry-based learning is a learning process through questions generated from the interests, curiosities, and perspectives/experiences of the learner. When investigations grow from our own questions, curiosities, and experiences, learning is an organic and motivating process that is intrinsically enjoyable. This trajectory depicts my theory that expands the inquiry-based learning model: If the question, investigation, and outcome(s) are truly meaningful to the learner, she or he will apply this newly-acquired knowledge in her or his own life by sharing knowledge and by taking concrete action in the world. Expanding this process beyond the self can have profoundly positive social implications globally. Paula Learn more about the guiding principles that inform my work.
AEC394/WC075: What Is Inquiry-Based Instruction? Anna J. Warner and Brian E. Myers2 Introduction Educators should constantly evaluate and adjust their teaching approaches to meet the educational needs of their students and society. What is Inquiry-Based Teaching? Inquiry-based teaching is a teaching method that combines the curiosity of students and the scientific method to enhance the development of critical thinking skills while learning science. Students engage in five activities when they engage in inquiry learning and use the scientific method, as noted in the National Science Education Standards published by the National Academy of Sciences. Figure 1. Tasks of Inquiry Credit: Carin, Bass, & Contant, 2005, p. 21 [Click thumbnail to enlarge.] According to the National Academy of Sciences (1995), when students learn through inquiry, they: question;investigate;use evidence to describe, explain, and predict;connect evidence to knowledge; and share findings. Each of these factors can be found in the following example. Example 1 Example U.S.
Lessons & Activities Thinking about Lesson Plans The most effective technology integration lessons put students at the center of the learning process. These lessons empower students by fostering creativity and innovation and they enhance collaboration and communication. Look for lesson plans that help build 21st century skills such as inventive thinking, communication and collaboration, and information literacy. There are great lesson plan resources available online that help build 21st century skills. It is often helpful to review the lessons created and use them as a building block to develop personalized lessons for your classroom and students. A Vision of K-12 Students Today, created by Professor Michael Wesch at Kansas State University Instead of focusing on "canned" lesson plans, concentrate on finding "lesson ideas" that can be adopted and integrated into your lesson objectives. Best Sites for History Lesson Plans and Activities National Archives: DocsTeach Using DocsTeach from the U.S. Mr. Registration
Resources Useful Sites and Articles I have developed two new companion sites: Web Resources For Inquiry and Apps for Inquiry (Android and i-pad apps) Inquiry-based Learning Galileo Foundation - Sharon Friesen and Pat Clifford. The Inquiry Page for info and examples of inquiry. Top of page Resources for Inquiry Top 100 Tools for educators - Ranks 100 ICT tools many of which are free. ng Co.) Graphic Organisers See the Graphic Organisers page Child-friendly Search Engines See the search engines page Useful Sites Inquiry with Technology - My paper on the Opoutere School Digiops project. Student Sites There are large numbers of child-friendly sites on the web, these are a few of my favourites. Iknowthat.com - My all-time favourite site for all topics, not just inquiry. Webquests Dinosaur for a Pet webquest - My dinosaur webquest - I used this with a year 2 - 5 class. Jan-Marie Kellow 2013This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License.
What is IBL? - The Academy of Inquiry Based Learning Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) is a student-centered method of teaching Mathematics. At the college mathematics level one of the forms of IBL is the Modified Moore Method, named after R. L. Moore. Boiled down to its essence IBL is a teaching method that engages students in sense-making activities. E. Inquiry-based learning (IBL) is a method of instruction that places the student, the subject, and their interaction at the center of the learning experience. A typical day in an IBL math course is hard to define, due to the variance across the environments and needs at institutions across the nation and world.
Let’s Shake Up the Social Sciences In contrast, the social sciences have stagnated. They offer essentially the same set of academic departments and disciplines that they have for nearly 100 years: sociology, economics, anthropology, psychology and political science. This is not only boring but also counterproductive, constraining engagement with the scientific cutting edge and stifling the creation of new and useful knowledge. One reason citizens, politicians and university donors sometimes lack confidence in the social sciences is that social scientists too often miss the chance to declare victory and move on to new frontiers. I’m not suggesting that social scientists stop teaching and investigating classic topics like monopoly power, racial profiling and health inequality. Such interdisciplinary efforts are also generating practical insights about fundamental problems like chronic illness, energy conservation, pandemic disease, intergenerational poverty and market panics.
Inquiry Charts (I-Charts) Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson Critical Perspectives: Reading and Writing About Slavery Students critically explore the moral issue of slavery through reading fiction and nonfiction children's literature about the Underground Railroad, and they extend their understanding through creative writing projects. Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Unit Weather: A Journey in Nonfiction Questions about weather clear up when students use what they learned from their books to create a presentation to share with the rest of the class. Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson Adventures in Nonfiction: A Guided Inquiry Journey Students are guided through an informal exploration of nonfiction texts and child-oriented Websites, learning browsing and skimming techniques for the purpose of gathering interesting information. Investigating Animals: Using Nonfiction for Inquiry-based Research Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson Inquiry on the Internet: Evaluating Web Pages for a Class Collection
Inquiry-based Learning - About Us GUIDING QUESTIONS Taken from: Traver, R. (March, 1998). What is a good guiding question? Educational Leadership, p. 70-73. DEFINITION: "A guiding question is the fundamental query that directs the search for understanding. Good guiding questions are open-ended yet focus inquiry on a specific topic. Determine the theme or concept you want students to explore Brainstorm a list of questions you believe might cause the students to think about the topic but that don't dictate conclusions or limit possible directions of investigation. Environmental Studies: Who will survive? Question: Who will survive? English - Novels, essays, and poems that explore how American culture values some organisms more than others are read and analyzed.
JIBLM.org - Journal of Inquiry-Based Learning in Mathematics - IBL Course Notes in Mathematics A warning to college profs from a high school teacher For more than a decade now we have heard that the high-stakes testing obsession in K-12 education that began with the enactment of No Child Left Behind 11 years ago has resulted in high school graduates who don’t think as analytically or as broadly as they should because so much emphasis has been placed on passing standardized tests. Here, an award-winning high school teacher who just retired, Kenneth Bernstein, warns college professors what they are up against. Bernstein, who lives near Washington, D.C. serves as a peer reviewer for educational journals and publishers, and he is nationally known as the blogger “teacherken.” His e-mail address is kber@earthlink.net. By Kenneth Bernstein You are a college professor. I have just retired as a high school teacher. I have some bad news for you. Troubling Assessments My primary course as a teacher was government, and for the last seven years that included three or four (out of six) sections of Advanced Placement (AP) U.S. A Teacher’s Plea