Inquiry Based Learning

We retain 75% of what we do compared to 5% of what we hear and 10% of what we read.

Questioning with increasingly more essential questions

Inquiry-based learning uses different approaches to learning, including small-group discussion and guided learning

Instead of memorizing facts and material, students learn by doing. This allows them to build knowledge through exploration, experience, and discussion.

4 Stages of inquiry

1. Interaction

2. Clarification

3. Questioning

4. Design

4 Steps of inquiry proces

1. Understand the problem

2. Make a plan

3. Carry out the plan

4. Look back and reflect

The role of the teacher is to facilitate the learning process. The teacher also becomes a leader by finding out more about the learner and the process of inquiry learning.

Analyze/Describe Findings

Reflect on what has been learned

Explore by Observing/Investigating

Communicate and share new learnings

Provide an inclusive learning environment. -Materials, Space, Services, Tools, Discussions

Expose students to new ideas and world issues

Help students reflect on their learning

Learning Objectives and Expected Outcome

Sources and Resources Available

prior to start thinking of potential road blocks

Questions and types of questions to be raised/explored

inquire attributes already possessed by learners

sources and resources to effectively monitor progress

Just like Experiential learning, inquiry-based learning actively engages students in the learning process.

Students get the chance to explore a topic more deeply and learn from their own first-hand experiences.

Inquiry-based learning is an approach to learning that emphasizes the student’s role in the learning process

Rather than the teacher telling students what they need to know, students are encouraged to explore the material, ask questions, and share ideas.

Open-Ended Questions

These are the questions that open up the fullest range of distancing possibilities and open up students to the largest possibilities for accommodation of their thinking and elaboration of their existing understanding about what they are reading about or otherwise considering

Conceptual understanding is improved when students learn by discovery and while being hands on

Proven to have positive effect on student's acquisition retention of conceptual understanding

Students who learn in an open project based approach develop superior conceptual understanding to their counterparts who has learned the same subject matter through traditional approaches

Benefits of Inquiry-Based Learning

Enhances learning experiences for children

Creates a love of learning

fosters curiosity in students

Increases engagement with the material

Deepens students' understanding of topics

Teaches skills needed for all areas of learning

Inquiry classrooms are open systems where students are encouraged to search and make use of resources beyond the classroom and the school.

Take risks and think big, don't be afraid to fail

Inclusive/Team Work

Approach learning with a positive attitude and open mind

Think Creatively

Support one another's learning