Practical Research I

MS. PRECIOUS RIKKA M. NAVARRO

Learning Objectives:
1. Use the new terms you have learned in expressing their
worldviews freely;
2. Explain your understanding of the term “inquiry”;
3. Outline the ideas you have learned about inquiry;
4. Infer about the societal issues through speculative thinking;
5. Enumerate the benefits of inquiry-based learning;
6. Identify a question as simple or complex based on the kind of
thinking it elicits from you; and
7. Compose an essay to prove the extent of your understanding
of inquiry.
 Unit 1: Nature of Inquiry and
Research

Inquiry and Research are two terms that are almost

the same meaning. They both involve investigative
work in which you seek information about something
by search or examining the object of the research.
 INQUIRY RESEARCH
It refers to looking for It refers to discovering the
information by asking truths by investigating on your
various questions about chosen topic scientifically;
the thing you are curious meaning, by going through a
about. systematic way of doing
things wherein you are to
begin from the simplest to the
most complex modes or
patters of thinking.
Governing Principles of Foundation
of Inquiry
Inquiry-based Learning gets its support from these three
educational theories serving as its foundation:
 John Dewey’s theory of connected experiences for
exploratory and reflective thinking
 Lev Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) that
stresses the essence of provocation and scaffolding in
learning
 Jerome Bruner’s theory on learners’ varied world of
perceptions for their own interpretative thinking of people
and things around them
 John Dewey was an American
psychologist, philosopher, writer,
and educational theorist who
hugely influenced philosophy and
education.
John Dewey’s Theory of
Connected Experiences
Dewey believed in the
continuity of experience, or the
connection between a student's
learning experiences and that
student's future decisions and
behavior. He also believed
that educational experiences
required interaction between the
student and their environment in
order to be effective.
 Lev Vygotsky was a Russian
psychologist who is most known for
his theories on developmental
psychology.
Lev Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal
Development (ZPD)
The Zone of Proximal
Development (ZPD) was a key
construct in Lev Vygotsky's theory of
learning and development. The
Zone of Proximal Development is
defined as the space between
what a learner can do without
assistance and what a learner can
do with adult guidance or in
collaboration with more capable
peers.
 Jerome Bruner was an
American psychologist and
educator who developed
theories on perception, learning,
memory, and other aspects of
cognition in young children that
had an influence on American
educational system.
Jerome Bruner’s Theory on
Learners’ Varied World of
Perceptions
Bruner believed that the most
effective way to develop a coding
system is to discover it rather than
being told by the teacher. The
concept of discovery learning implies
that students construct their own
knowledge for themselves (also known
as a constructivist approach).
 Backed up by all these theories, inquiry, as a way of
learning, concerns itself with these elements: changing
knowledge, creativity, subjectivity, socio-cultural factors,
sensory experience, and higher order thinking strategies.
All of these are achievable through the inquiry methods of
fieldwork, case studies, investigations, individual group
project, and research work. (Small 2012)
Benefits of Inquiry-based Learning
1. Elevates interpretative thinking through graphic skills
2. Improves students abilities
3. Widens learners’ vocabulary
4. Facilitates problem solving acts
5. Increases social awareness and cultural knowledge
6. Encourages cooperative learning
7. Provides mastery of procedural knowledge
8. Encourages higher order thinking strategies
9. Hastens conceptual understanding