INQUIRY LESSONS INQUIRY LESSONS The world is full

INQUIRY LESSONS

INQUIRY LESSONS � The world is full of questions � Students need to learn how to problem solve and find answers (Sternberg) � Problem Solving (Bruner) � Increased intellectual potency � Shift from extrinsic to intrinsic reinforcements � Learning the heuristics of discovery � Aid to memory processing

INQUIRY PROBLEM CENTERED MODEL 1 (SUCHMAN) 1. Teacher selects a problem and conducts research 2. Introduce the process and present the problem to the students 3. Students gather data (teacher questioning) 4. Students develop a theory and verify 5. Students explain theory and state the rules associated with it 6. Analyze the process 7. Evaluate

WEBQUEST MODEL OF INQUIRY MODEL 2 1. Teacher selects a problem and conducts research 2. Present the problem to the students and introduce the Web. Quest Template Ø introduction, task, process, evaluation, conclusion, credits and references 3. Students gather data and information to solve problem 4. Students develop and verify solutions

INQUIRY PROBLEM CENTERED MODEL 3 1. Explore the problem 2. Use I-Chart http: //www. adlit. org/strategies/21826 http: //www. readingquest. org/strat/ichart. html 3. Share different solutions 4. Take action

OTHER WAYS OF CONDUCTING INQUIRY LESSONS � Structured Inquiry � Guided Inquiry � Student Directed Inquiry �Problem Based Learning