The pedagogical approach that begins a unit of study with a question, problem or scenario for students to investigate, rather than with facts delivered directly by the teacher, positioning the learner as an investigator who researches issues to develop their own knowledge or solutions.
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Central QuestionCan students develop deeper scientific and problem-solving understanding by investigating a posed question themselves, rather than receiving facts as a subject to be memorized? 1 Most Effective ForDeveloping scientific literacy, problem-solving ability and critical thinking, especially through engagement with real-world problems. 1 Inquiry-Based Learning
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science should be taught as a process and way of thinking, not as a subject with facts to be memorized
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improve student engagement, particularly with real-world problems
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a form of active learning that starts by posing questions, problems or scenarios
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Inquiry-based learning (also spelled as enquiry-based learning in British English) is a form of active learning that starts by posing questions, problems or scenarios.
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Schwab developed three levels of open inquiry that align with the breakdown of inquiry processes that we see today.
Design-based learning (Wikipedia)
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Design-based learning (DBL), also known as design-based instruction, is an inquiry-based form of learning, or pedagogy, that is based on integration of design thinking and the design process into the classroom at the K-12 and post-secondary levels.
Inquiry education (Wikipedia)
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While inquiry-based education is a teaching method that has been connected with Piaget's theory of cognitive development and other constructivists like Jean Piaget, there is some evidence that this sort of approach was already used by the rabbis as early as antiquity (with the Passover Seder serving as an exemplar of such educational interventions).
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