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Inquiry-based learning

Inquiry-based learning. What is inquiry-based learning?. What is inquiry-based learning?. A student-centered teaching strategy based on asking questions. A multifaceted activity that involves; making observations posing questions

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Inquiry-based learning

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  1. Inquiry-based learning

  2. What is inquiry-based learning?

  3. What is inquiry-based learning? • A student-centered teaching strategy based on asking questions. • Amultifaceted activity that involves; • making observations • posing questions • examining books and other sources of information to see what is already known • planning investigations • reviewing what is already known in light of experimental evidence; • using tools to gather, analyze, and interpret data • proposing answers, explanations, and predictions • communicating the results.

  4. Benefits of inquiry-based learning • Develop lifelong learning skills • Increase motivation and engagement • Develop critical thinking skills • Develop information literacy • Foster curiosity and a love for learning • Nurture student passions and talents • Fortify the importance of asking good questions • Solve the problems of tomorrow in today’s classrooms • Deepen the understanding to go beyond memorizing facts and content

  5. Types of inquiry questions

  6. EXAMPLES OF GOOD INQUIRY QUESTIONS

  7. Suggested strategies • Activate students’ prior knowledge • Provide vocabulary and grammar guide • Use graphic organizers • Create a question wall • Use story-telling • Structured note-taking strategy • Design authentic assessment

  8. KWHLAQ chart

  9. Rubrics • Rubrics are powerful tools used for teaching and assessment. • Rubrics can improve students’ performance and monitor it by making teachers’ expectations clear as well as by showing students’ how to meet those expectations. • Rubrics are useful as they help students become thoughtful judges of the quality of their own work as well as others. • Rubrics reduce the amount of time teachers’ spend evaluating students’ work.

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