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 Connections
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Source Lumen Learning, Foundations of Education: Inquiry-Based Learning
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Wikimedia FoundationInquiry-based learning page
a form of active learning that starts by posing questions, problems or scenarios
Inquiry-based learning page, Dewey section
science should be taught as a process and way of thinking, not as a subject with facts to be memorized
Inquiry-based learning page, effectiveness section
improve student engagement, particularly with real-world problems
Inquiry-based learning page, terminology section
also spelled enquiry-based learning in British English
View the Source Lumen Learning, Foundations of Education: Inquiry-Based Learning
Lumen LearningDeveloped By: Joseph Schwab, Inquiry-based science education, history sectionQuote, Developed By: Joseph Schwab, Inquiry-based science education, history section
Schwab developed three levels of open inquiry that align with the breakdown of inquiry processes that we see today.
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