Post on 04-Jan-2016
INQUIRY BASED LEARNINGFostering Passion
and Curiosity
www.uibk.ac.at
Why Inquiry?
Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model. Abdul Kalam
Why Inquiry?
“The meaning of ‘knowing’ has shifted from being able to remember and repeat information to being able to find and use it.” (National Research Council, 2007)
What is Inquiry Based Learning? Inquiry Based Learning is a student-
centred teaching approach focused on questioning, thinking and problem solving.
Students find answers “to important questions about school subject matter”(Harvey and Daniels, 2009)
Inquiry Based Learning
Traditional
Using and learning content
Focused on mastery of content
Student centred Teacher centred
Students are involved in the construction of knowledge through active involvement
Students are receivers of information
Students ask questions from higher level of Bloom’s Taxonomy
Students ask questions from lower level of Bloom’s Taxonomy
Teacher as guide and facilitator
Teacher as sage
Utilizes multiple resources (transliteracy)
Relies heavily on teacher selected resources
Alberta Learning, 2004
Inquiry Based Learning is important because:
Students are engaged and active in their learning which results in a deeper understanding of content
Student achievement is improved (George Lucas Educational Foundation, 2001)
Creativity and independence are developed (Kuhne, 1995)
Students acquire skills to be thinkers
Students adapt to demands of changing information and technologies
Getting Started by:
Modelling our InquisitivenessLearning the Inquiry ModelAsking QuestionsTeaching research skillsPracticing comprehension
strategies for informational text
ConclusionInspired to Learn – for Life!Inquire, Include, Imagine!