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Inquiry-Based Learning Strategies Guide

Inquiry-based learning is an approach where learners investigate phenomena to build their own understanding through exploration and discovery. It involves gathering information through the senses and using strategies like cyclic inquiry, knowledge building, and experimentation. Suggested inquiry activities include the AICDR, DCAP, and EIBU models which involve asking questions, investigating, creating, discussing, and reflecting on a topic. Inquiry can be assessed through observations, discussions, group work, demonstrations, portfolios, peer and self-assessment, and reflections.

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  • Demonstrations,
  • Group Tasks,
  • Learning Strategies,
  • Projects,
  • Student-Centered Learning,
  • Real-World Applications,
  • Problem Solving,
  • Educational Models,
  • Practical Inquiry Model,
  • Argumentation
69 views3 pages

Inquiry-Based Learning Strategies Guide

Inquiry-based learning is an approach where learners investigate phenomena to build their own understanding through exploration and discovery. It involves gathering information through the senses and using strategies like cyclic inquiry, knowledge building, and experimentation. Suggested inquiry activities include the AICDR, DCAP, and EIBU models which involve asking questions, investigating, creating, discussing, and reflecting on a topic. Inquiry can be assessed through observations, discussions, group work, demonstrations, portfolios, peer and self-assessment, and reflections.

Uploaded by

Leonor Lagunias
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© © All Rights Reserved
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Topics covered

  • Demonstrations,
  • Group Tasks,
  • Learning Strategies,
  • Projects,
  • Student-Centered Learning,
  • Real-World Applications,
  • Problem Solving,
  • Educational Models,
  • Practical Inquiry Model,
  • Argumentation

***The INQUIRY-BASED Approach

Inquiry-based learning is an approach of acquiring or obtaining information thru investigation


carried out by the learners who are eager to know the phenomenon in question. It is used to
engage learners of all ages to learn by exploration and discovery. As learners investigate, they
build their understanding and create meaning and new knowledge on a certain content/topic.
The process of inquiry begins with gathering information and data though seeing, hearing,
touching, tasting, and smelling.

STRATEGIES
1. Cyclic Inquiry Model and Practical Inquiry Model
2. Knowledge-Building community model
3. Experiment

Features (what the strategy is all about)


- Demonstrates an activity or a process of a given content/topic. Post the topic as a
statement starter or a question non a small board.
- Communicates through writing with markers, asking questions and making comments to
the prompt and to each other’s posts

- Collects/processes the results at the end to use as data for later activities based on the
community of earner’s participation. This can be tweaked by allowing them to review
these results.

- An activity of doing investigation


- Encourages learner’s interest to manipulate objects, test hypothesis and work together
to solve or prove something exciting. In the process, learners are able to see or relate
concepts better thereby contributing to a thorough understanding of concepts.
- Science, and writing in the context of a real-world subject that is both specific enough to
be practical, and broad enough to allow creative exploration.

Suggested Activity (How to use the strategy)

The AICDR Activity (Bruner 1965)


- Ask (To know)
- Investigate (To analyze)
- Create (To form)
- Discuss (To give arguments)
- Reflect (To introspect)
The DCAP Activity (Garrison, Anderson, & Archer, 1999)
- Deliberate (Applicability of the concept)
- Conceive (Idea/concept formulated)
- Act (Application of the concept)
- Perceive (Aware on the usability of the concept)

The EIBU Activity


- Experience (Setting up the concept)
- Inform (Gather and analyze information)
- Build knowledge (Processing and abstraction)
- Understand (Decision making)

- Introduce the activity.


- Ask the learners to state the problem in the form of a question. This will lead them to
formulate their hypothesis.
- Allow them to do research and gather information on the problem.
- Guide them to form a hypothesis.
- Ask them to do research and gather information on the problem.
- Allow them to collect, record, and analyze data from the experiment. Let them present
their finding for others to comment or react to their findings.
- State a conclusion based on the results.

Suggested Activity (How to use the strategy)

- Formal and informal observations


- Discussions/conferences
- Tasks done in groups
- Demonstrations/performances
- Projects/portfolios
- Peer and self-assessment
- Self-reflections

- Formal and informal observations


- Discussions/conferences
- Tasks done in groups
- Demonstrations/performances
- Projects/portfolios
- Peer and self-assessment
- Self-reflections
- Standardized tests, quizzes, and homework/assignments
- Open ended questions that allow learners/teachers to reflects on their experience and
give an idea of what they did and did not get from the experiment

- Exhibits

- Study/Research Presentation

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