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Inquiry-Based

Learning

 Anna Stewart

Yazmín Rivera

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Inquiry Based Learning

Pedagogical Strategies

What is the goal of science education?

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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 

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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 ScienceEducation Standards

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Inquiry Based Learning

Learning CycleEngage

Explore

Explain

Extend Evaluate

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Inquiry Levels

Inquiry Based Learning

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Inquiry Levels

Inquiry Based Learning

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 - guided Teacher/

Student Student  Student  Student  Student 

5 - open  Student  Student  Student  Student  Student 

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Let´s transforma lesson!!!

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 Advantages Disadvantages• Flexible and adaptable for a

variety of projects.

• Helps to build self-esteem throughallowing them to be more active intheir own learning process, rather

than passive via traditional lecturebased methods.

• Reinforces and builds severalskills of students in the areas ofphysical, emotional, and cognitive.

• It can work with any age group.

• Doesn´t work for all science topics.

• Requires more planning,preparation, and responsivenessfrom the educators.

• Educators must be skilled inhelping students learn the art ofasking a good question.

• Requires more class time

• May be less able to meet goals ofstandardized 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 teacherswho have no handle on how toteach using inquiry-based lessons”  (Anonymous, 2007)

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Why do inquiry?

Research Findings:

• Understanding science is more than knowingfacts.

• Students build knowledge on what theyalready know (preconceptions)

• Students formulated new knowledge bymodifying and refining their current concepts(misconceptions)

Inquiry Based Learning

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Research Findings cont’d: 

• Learning is mediated by a social environmentin which learners interact with others.

• Effective learning requires that students takecontrol of their own learning.

• The ability to apply knowledge to newsituations (transfer of learning) is affected bythe degree to which students learn withunderstanding. 

Why do inquiry?

Inquiry Based Learning

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Inquiry Based Learning