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At the end of this session, learners will be able to: Define the inquiry based learning Explain the purposes of inquiry based learning Categorize the advantages and disadvantages of inquiry based learning Prepare inquiry based learning models Recognize the inquiry based learning activities

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Inquiry is the process of formulating questions, organizing ideas, exploring and evaluating information, analyzing and synthesizing data and communicating findings and conclusions.

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A student-centered, active learning approach, focusing on questioning, critical thinking, and problem-solving. It is associated with the idea "involve me and I understand."

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Is a cyclical process
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Purposes of inquiry based learning

Allows students to develop a more flexible approach to

their studies Gives the freedom and the responsibility to organize a pattern of work within the time constraints of the task Develops key skills Leads to original thought that contributes to larger research projects, papers and publications.

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Advantages
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.
Kids are naturally very inquisitive. Teachers often train them out of it. I think our first learning is inquiry based. (Anonymous, 2007)
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Disadvantages
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

There are many good teachers who have no handle on how to teach using inquiry-based lessons
(Anonymous, 2007)

 Advantages Adaptable to many types of projects Hits several learning styles Hits multiple skills Emphasizes Collaborative Learning Focuses on student examples, knowledge, experiences.

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 Disadvantages Instructor gives up some control Demands a lot of preparation time and planning Perhaps more demands on students to be active learners Assessment can be difficult Focus moves away from content vs. process

How we come to know vs. what we know

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 Four Levels of Inquiry Controlled Guided Modeled Free

(School Library Media Activities Monthly, v. 15 no. 6 (February 1999) p. 38-42)

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 Socratic Method and Scientific Method Observation Hypothesis formulation Prediction/Expectation Test/Experiment/Analysis Report/Reflect/Critique

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 Student Learning Outcomes Content of Subject Content in Larger Conceptual Framework Information Processing Skills Nurtured Habits of the Mind

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Inquiry Based Learning

Pre-Planning What questions do students have?/Topics? What will be the time frame? What will be the scope? Will it tie to other course work and how? Learning goals?/Level of Inquiry? Media/Resource/Information needs? Group work?

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 Question Types Factual, Interpretive, Evaluative Fact, Why, Imagine Blooms: Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation Why, How, Which Inference, Interpretation, Transfer, Hypothesis

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 Question Types Essential, Elaborating, Clarification, Irrelevant, Irreverent, Hypothetical, Unanswerable, Strategic, Provocative, Telling, Divergent, Probing, Inventive, Planning

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The Parent-N-Me program which was implemented by Diana Suskind at the Aboriginal and Islander Independent Community School (th

Infants as Active Inquirers

The Parent-N-Me program which was implemented by Diana

Suskind at the Aboriginal and Islander Independent Community School (the Murri School) at Acacia Ridge, Brisbane, provided parents with the opportunity to relax and observe how competent their infants are. The Inquiry Process helps infants explore and learn about their world and themselves, and also helps the parents learn about their infants, as well as improving their own parenting techniques.

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 The goal for this third grade classroom was to design a structure that could support as much weight as

possible. The students scavenged the classroom for craft and scrap materials to build the frameworks you see here. They then planned out their structures and built away. So far - in the middle of the testing process - some of the structures haven't broken yet with 38 pounds of sand on them!

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Relation of EBL and Research Process

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 Assessments Self-Reflection on process Journals Traditional Content Based assessments Application to new problem/topic Observation and Listening

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 Summary Checklist Create Learning Objectives Create Boundaries or Limit Scope Identify Boundaries and Scope in Discipline Identify some Specific Content Identify Resources needed Anticipate Problems and create plan B Know your students

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 Summary Checklist (continued) Create questions and question types Create On-Going Assessments Provide Feedback to Students Connect Activities to Rest of Course Use Advanced Students as Facilitators Be Prepared to Scrap this Checklist

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 References http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic43.htm http://virtualinquiry.com/inquiry/inquiry1.htm (School Library Media Activities Monthly, v. 15 no. 6 (February 1999) p. 38-42) http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/activities/howto.as p http://www.fno.org/oct97/question.html

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 References http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/inquir y/implement_sub2.html http://www.inquiry.uiuc.edu/index.php3 http://www.galileo.org/tips/essential_questions.html http://www.questioning.org/Q7/toolkit.html http://www.queensu.ca/ctl/goodpractice/inquiry/inde

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