inquiry based learning[1]
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Inquiry-Based Inquiry-Based LearningLearning
Anna StewartAnna Stewart
Yazmín RiveraYazmín Rivera
Inquiry Based Learning
Pedagogical Strategies
What is the goal of science education?
Inquiry Based Learning
Pedagogical Strategies
Chalk and Talk:
•Traditional science education
•Focus on ‘what we know’ (facts)
•Direct transfer of knowledge from teacher to student
•Teacher’s role = dispense knowledge
•Student’s role = receive knowledge
Inquiry Based Learning
Pedagogical Strategies
Inquiry-Based Learning:
•The scientific process
•Focus on ‘how we know what we know’ (evidence)
•Indirect transfer of knowledge
•Teacher’s role = facilitator of learning
•Student’s role = active, independent learner (investigator)
“Inquiry is something that students do, not something that
is done to them.”
Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards
Inquiry Based Learning
Learning Cycle
Engage
Explore
Explain
Extend Evaluate
Inquiry Levels
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Inquiry Levels
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Inquiry Rating
Prelab Lab Postlab
Proposes the problem or issue to be explored
Plans the procedure to be used
Carries out the
procedure
Supplies answers or
conclusions
Lab outcomes determine applications, implications, or
further exploration/ instruction.
0 Teacher Teacher Teacher Teacher Teacher
1 - demo Teacher Teacher Teacher Teacher Teacher/Student
2 - demo Teacher Teacher Teacher Student Student
3 - cookbook Teacher Teacher Student Student Student
4 - guidedTeacher/ Student
Student Student Student Student
5 - open Student Student Student Student Student
Let´s transform a lesson!!!
Advantages Disadvantages• Flexible and adaptable for a
variety of projects. • Helps to build self-esteem through
allowing them to be more active in their own learning process, rather than passive via traditional lecture based methods.
• Reinforces and builds several skills of students in the areas of physical, emotional, and cognitive.
• It can work with any age group.
• Doesn´t work for all science topics.• Requires more planning,
preparation, and responsiveness from the educators.
• Educators must be skilled in helping students learn the art of asking a good question.
• Requires more class time• May be less able to meet goals of
standardized testing
Inquiry Based Learning
“Kids are naturally very inquisitive. Teachers often train them out of it. I think our first learning is inquiry based.” (Anonymous, 2007)
“There are many good teachers who have no handle on how to teach using inquiry-based lessons” (Anonymous, 2007)
Why do inquiry?
Research Findings:• Understanding science is more than knowing
facts.
• Students build knowledge on what they already know (preconceptions)
• Students formulated new knowledge by modifying and refining their current concepts (misconceptions)
Inquiry Based Learning
Research Findings cont’d:• Learning is mediated by a social environment
in which learners interact with others.
• Effective learning requires that students take control of their own learning.
• The ability to apply knowledge to new situations (transfer of learning) is affected by the degree to which students learn with understanding.
Why do inquiry?
Inquiry Based Learning
Inquiry Based Learning