Inquiry-based learning starts by posing questions, problems, or scenarios -- rather than simply presenting established facts or portraying a smooth path to knowledge. The process is often assisted by a facilitator. Inquirers will identify and research issues and questions to develop their knowledge or solutions. Inquiry-based learning includes problem-based learning and is generally used in small-scale investigations and projects, as well as research.
I had a chance to attend one of the workshops by Kath Murdoch for teachers of Australian International School - Indonesia and she stated 10 Practices of the Effective Inquiry Teacher:
Practice 1: Work in ways that challenge more students to think more deeply more of the time
Practice 2: Effective inquiry teachers teach students about thinking
Practice 3: Effective inquiry teachers deliberately provoke curiosity and wonderment
Practice 4: Effective inquiry teachers invite students' voices into the learning process
Practice 5: Effective inquiry teachers help students make connections between the 'known' and the 'new'
Practice 6: Effective inquiry teachers explicitly teach the skills and processes used by researchers
Practice 7: Effective inquiry teachers ensure that the students have 'bigger picture'
Practice 8: Effective inquiry teachers 'let kids in' on the secret
Practice 9: Effective inquiry teachers as much on 'process' as they do on content
Final Ingredient
Practice 10: All of these practices are highly dependent on the relationship that teachers build with their students and those they foster between students.
Note: The best inquiry teaching strategies and techniques in the world will fail if there is not a genuine attempt to build trusting, warm and connected relationships within the learning community
By: Kath Murdoch
www.kathmurdoch.com.au
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