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Inquiry: A Pedagogical Strategy

Inquiry: A Pedagogical Strategy. Inquiry . The act of searching, studying, or investigating. A close examination of some matter in a quest for information or answers. Essential Features of Classroom Inquiry . Learners: are engaged by scientific & mathematical questions .

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Inquiry: A Pedagogical Strategy

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  1. Inquiry: A Pedagogical Strategy

  2. Inquiry • The act of searching, studying, or investigating. A close examination of some matter in a quest for information or answers.

  3. Essential Features of Classroom Inquiry Learners: • are engaged by scientific & mathematical questions. • give priority to evidence as they plan and conduct investigations. • develop descriptions, explanations and predictions using evidence. • connect evidence and explanations to developing scientific & mathematical knowledge. • engage in critical discourse with others about procedures, evidence and explanations.

  4. The Biggest Challenge… • Knowing when and how much scaffolding to provide in all aspects of inquiry • Establishing questions • Designing experiments & protocols • Making sense of the findings • Fostering collaboration and discourse

  5. One way of thinking about inquiry… • The inquiry continuum • Confirmation model • Directed inquiry • Guided inquiry • Open inquiry

  6. Teacher’ Role Give Problem & Answer Provide text Provide oral description Provide specific directions Direct the display of data Student’s Role Perform activity Discover “truth” as stated in text & by the teacher Confirmation Model

  7. Teacher’s Role Define Problem Describe/ demonstrate procedures Student’s Role Follow outlined procedures Collect data Display data Interpret data Draw conclusions Directed Inquiry

  8. Teacher’s Role Provide a situation Solicit a problem Solicit inferences & hypotheses Solicit experimental design Student’s Role Respond to teacher’s prompts (problem, hypotheses, design) Collect data Interpret data Draw conclusions Guided Inquiry

  9. Teacher’s Role Approve problems & experiments Suggest resources Mentor Student’s Role Identify problem Plan experiment Collect data Interpret data Draw conclusions Present Findings Open Inquiry

  10. Inquiry Continuum

  11. Why do classifications matter? • They matter only in the sense that by reflecting on what kinds of inquiry students engage, we as teachers are compelled to think about the extent to which students are • Intellectually involved • Practicing science & mathematics • Constructing their knowledge

  12. Discussion Questions • Where would the marshmallow catapult activity fit on the inquiry continuum? Explain your answers. • What are the advantages of using this kind of approach? • What are the disadvantages of using this kind of approach?

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