EDT605 - Week 2 Assignment
The model of learning that I've chosen to highlight is Inquiry Based Learning, which is a form of active learning that starts by posing questions, problems or scenarios rather than simply presenting established facts (Wolpert-Gawron, 2016). The Inquiry Model falls under the Constructivist Learning Theory. The school of thought for Constructivism believes that learning is best achieved when learners generate information and make meaning of it based on personal or societal experience (University of Sydney, 2018)
Under the general tree of the Constructivist Learning Theory, Inquiry Based Learning developed as a response to more traditional types of learning such as memorizing facts through reciting and repetition. Inquiry is considered a type of experiential learning, because it involves engaging with the content/material in questioning, as well as investigating and collaborating to make meaning (Bachtold, 2013).
According to Terry Heck at teachthought.com, Inquiry Based Learning has four main phases:
1.) Interaction
2.) Clarification
3.) Questioning
4.) Design
Interaction includes initial introduction to material, and a general curiousness about the content and available resources to learn more about the material. The teacher then develops questions and a procedure that guides students through an activity, which is also called guided inquiry. "This method is great to reinforce concepts taught and to introduce students into learning to follow procedures, collect and record data correctly and to confirm and deepen understandings(Heck, 2017)."
Clarification starts by analyzing the material, identifying and clarifying misconceptions, and otherwise interacting with a variety of media about the topic. "This stage of the inquiry process is centered around students clarifying both their own thinking, and the nature of “things” around them: ideas for projects, scientific challenges, opportunities for revision, need for design thinking, a new scale to tackle persistent problems, etc. (Heck, 2017)"
Questioning phase is a critical phase of the inquiry-based learning process. This is where students really get a feel for the material and start to decide what direction their progress will take. Students in this phase usually formulate explanations of their findings through evaluating and analyzing the data that they collect.
Design is the last phase, and happens when students formulate their own question(s) based on their research, then design and communicate their findings and results.
A great example of using the Inquiry Learning Model would be developing projects for a science fair. For these types of projects, students research and develop questions based on what interests them, or based on something they've wondered about, and then they create their own project/presentation that shows what they learned about the topic, and use demonstrations to show how they came to a conclusion with their research.
References:
Bachtold, M. (2013). What do students "construct" according to constructivism in science education?. Research in Science Education.
Heik, T. (2017). Four Phases of Inquiry Based Learning. https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/4-phases-inquiry-based-learning-guide-teachers/
Wolpert-Gawron, H. (2016). What the Heck is Inquiry Based Learning?. https://www.edutopia.org/blog/what-heck-inquiry-based-learning-heather-wolpert-gawron
University of Sydney. (2018). Learning & Teaching Theories. http://sydney.edu.au/education_social_work/learning_teaching/ict/theory/constructivism.shtml
Under the general tree of the Constructivist Learning Theory, Inquiry Based Learning developed as a response to more traditional types of learning such as memorizing facts through reciting and repetition. Inquiry is considered a type of experiential learning, because it involves engaging with the content/material in questioning, as well as investigating and collaborating to make meaning (Bachtold, 2013).
According to Terry Heck at teachthought.com, Inquiry Based Learning has four main phases:
1.) Interaction
2.) Clarification
3.) Questioning
4.) Design
Interaction includes initial introduction to material, and a general curiousness about the content and available resources to learn more about the material. The teacher then develops questions and a procedure that guides students through an activity, which is also called guided inquiry. "This method is great to reinforce concepts taught and to introduce students into learning to follow procedures, collect and record data correctly and to confirm and deepen understandings(Heck, 2017)."
Clarification starts by analyzing the material, identifying and clarifying misconceptions, and otherwise interacting with a variety of media about the topic. "This stage of the inquiry process is centered around students clarifying both their own thinking, and the nature of “things” around them: ideas for projects, scientific challenges, opportunities for revision, need for design thinking, a new scale to tackle persistent problems, etc. (Heck, 2017)"
Questioning phase is a critical phase of the inquiry-based learning process. This is where students really get a feel for the material and start to decide what direction their progress will take. Students in this phase usually formulate explanations of their findings through evaluating and analyzing the data that they collect.
Design is the last phase, and happens when students formulate their own question(s) based on their research, then design and communicate their findings and results.
A great example of using the Inquiry Learning Model would be developing projects for a science fair. For these types of projects, students research and develop questions based on what interests them, or based on something they've wondered about, and then they create their own project/presentation that shows what they learned about the topic, and use demonstrations to show how they came to a conclusion with their research.
References:
Bachtold, M. (2013). What do students "construct" according to constructivism in science education?. Research in Science Education.
Heik, T. (2017). Four Phases of Inquiry Based Learning. https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/4-phases-inquiry-based-learning-guide-teachers/
Wolpert-Gawron, H. (2016). What the Heck is Inquiry Based Learning?. https://www.edutopia.org/blog/what-heck-inquiry-based-learning-heather-wolpert-gawron
University of Sydney. (2018). Learning & Teaching Theories. http://sydney.edu.au/education_social_work/learning_teaching/ict/theory/constructivism.shtml
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